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David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know how many there are.”

1 Chronicles 21:2 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી1 કાળવૃતાંત ૨૧:૨
દાઉદે યોઆબ અને લશ્કરી વડા અધિકારીઓને કહ્યું, “જાઓ, બેરશેબાથી તે દાન સુધી ઇઝરાયલ પ્રજાની વસ્તી ગણતરી કરો. અને પાછા આવીને મને અહેવાલ આપો કે, હું તેઓની સંખ્યા જાણું.”
हिन्दी1 इतिहास २१:२
तब दाऊद ने योआब और प्रजा के हाकिमों से कहा, “तुम जाकर बेर्शेबा से ले दान तक इस्राएल की गिनती लेकर मुझे बताओ, कि मैं जान लूँ कि वे कितने हैं।”

In context

1Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to take a census of Israel.

2David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know how many there are.”

3Joab said, “May the LORD make his people a hundred times as many as they are. But, my lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord require this thing? Why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”

4Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, then came to Jerusalem.

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