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:
10. Go and tell David, This is what the Lord says: I’m offering you three punishments. Choose one of them, and that is what I will do to you.
11. When Gad came to David, he said to him, "This is what the Lord says: Take your choice: