Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel<n id="1" /> because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll<n id="2" /> called The Annals of King David.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">The next day they made sacrifices and offered burnt sacrifices to the <sc>Lordsc> (1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, 1,000 lambs), along with their accompanying drink offerings and many other sacrifices for all Israel.