2. So David told Joab and the leaders of the people, "Go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beer-sheba, and take a census of the people so I know how many people there are."
3. But Joab replied, "May the Lord increase his people a hundred times! Sir, aren’t you the king, and aren’t they all your servants? Why do you want to do this? Why bring guilt on Israel?"
4. But the king overruled Joab, who left and traveled throughout all Israel. When he returned to Jerusalem,
5. he reported to David the total number: there were 1,100,000 men available for military service in all Israel, while Judah alone had 470,000.
6. He didn’t include Levi and Benjamin among them, because Joab disagreed with the king’s order.
7. God was offended by this census and punished Israel.
8. Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done! Now please take away the guilt of your servant because I have done something very foolish."
9. The Lord told Gad, David’s seer: