2 Samuel 24:5-9

24:5 They crossed the Jordan and camped at Aroer, on the south side of the city, at ¹  the wadi of Gad, near Jazer. 24:6 Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon. ²  24:7 Then they went to the fortress of Tyre ³  and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beer Sheba. 24:8 They went through all the land and after nine months and twenty days came back to Jerusalem. ⁴ 

24:9 Joab reported the number of warriors ⁵  to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were 500,000 soldiers.

[24:5]  ¹ tn Heb “in the middle of.”

[24:6]  ² map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[24:7]  ³ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[24:8]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Joab gave the number of the numbering of the people.”