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David, being informed of this, mustered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, made contact with them and took up position near them. David drew up his line of battle facing the Aramaeans, who then engaged him. (1 Chronicles 19, 17)
But the Aramaeans fled from Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their chariot teams and forty thousand men; and also Shophach, the commander of the army. (1 Chronicles 19, 18)
When Hadadezer's vassals saw that Israel had got the better of them, they made peace with David and became his subjects. The Aramaeans were unwilling to give any more help to the Ammonites. (1 Chronicles 19, 19)
When he defied Israel, Jonathan son of Shimea, brother of David cut him down. (1 Chronicles 20, 7)
Satan took his stand against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. (1 Chronicles 21, 1)
David said to Joab and the people's princes, 'Go, and take a census of Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, then bring it back to me and let me know the total.' (1 Chronicles 21, 2)
Joab replied, 'May Yahweh multiply his people to a hundred times what they are today! But my lord king, are they not all my lord's servants in any case? Why should my lord insist on this? Why should he involve Israel in guilt?' (1 Chronicles 21, 3)
But the king enforced his order on Joab, and Joab set out, travelled throughout all Israel, and then returned to Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 21, 4)
Joab gave David the census results for the people: all Israel had eleven hundred thousand men who could wield a sword; Judah had four hundred and seventy thousand men who could wield a sword. (1 Chronicles 21, 5)
God looked with displeasure on this and punished Israel in consequence. (1 Chronicles 21, 7)
"Take your choice between three years of famine; or three months of disaster at the hands of your enemies, with your enemies' sword overtaking you; or three days of Yahweh's sword, an epidemic in the country, while the angel of Yahweh wreaks havoc throughout the territory of Israel." (1 Chronicles 21, 12)
So Yahweh unleashed an epidemic on Israel, and seventy thousand Israelites succumbed. (1 Chronicles 21, 14)
