1 Now Satan rose up against Israel, and he incited David so that he would number Israel.
2 And David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people: 'Go, and number Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan. And bring me the number, so that I may know it.'
3 And Joab responded: 'May the Lord increase his people a hundred times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all your servants? Why would my lord seek this thing, which may be imputed as a sin to Israel?'
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