21:2a So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops,

So David sent for Joab and the officers in his army. He commanded them,
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David told Joab and the leaders of the army (NLT08)

21:2b “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan

“Go(pl) and count the men of Israel everywhere, from ⌊the town⌋ Beersheba to ⌊the city called⌋ Dan.
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to go through Israel and count the men. They should start at Beersheba ⌊in the south and go all the way⌋ to Dan ⌊in the north⌋ .

21:2c and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”

When you(pl) finish, come back and tell me how many you have counted. I want to know ⌊the number⌋ .
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Then they should come back and tell David how many men there were. He wanted to know the number.

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