1 Chronicles 19:5

19:5 Messengers ¹  came and told David what had happened to the men, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho ²  until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”

1 Chronicles 21:2

21:2 David told Joab and the leaders of the army, ³  “Go, count the number of warriors ⁴  from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.” ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 29:14

29:14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? ⁶  Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours. ⁷ 

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¹ tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

² map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

³ tn Or “people.”

⁴ tn Heb “Go, count Israel.” See the note on “had” in v. 1.

⁵ tn Heb “their number.”

⁶ tn Heb “that we should retain strength to contribute like this.”

⁷ tn Heb “and from you we have given to you.”