II Samuel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 340

23--30 THE PERIOD OF SAMUEL.——II. SAM. 24-17 33 35 37 39 Beniah the Frathonite; Hadi from the rock of Gash; Abi—alban, the Arbathite, Azmoth thc Baxkhumite; Alikabah, the Shalbouite ; jonathan the son of ]’ashom; Shamah, the Harahite ; Ahyam-ben~Sharaa.l of Hahur; Alifa1ct—ben-Akhasbi, son of the Makathili; Aliam—beu-Akhithofcl, the Ghilc- mite; Khatzri, the Karmelitc, Fari, the Arabian, Igal-beu·Nathan, withoTzoboh, sons of the Gadite; Tzeleg, the Amonite; Nakhori, the Barothite. squire to ]0ab·beu-Zeruiah ; Aim, the Itherito; Gurcb, the Itheritc; Uriah the Hitite; in all thirty- seven. (a.c. 10:7.) gahih urhzm az wmz- zcripiimt, mh ibn iicsuli. 24 The EVER-LIVING, however, was again angry with Israel, when David turned, and commanded to go and make a Conscription of Israel and ]udah, for the king ordered ]’oab to whip 1 in all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Bersheba, and brigade in the forces, that I may know the number of my forces.? May

your EVER-LIVING Gob i,ncrease'the forces by enlistment? a hundred fold, that the eyes oft your Majesty may see :-—but, your Majesty, why are you inclined to this thing? ' The order of the king, however, pre-

vailed over ]’oab, and the Officers of the army, so ]'0ab and the Omcers of the army went from the presence of the king to conscript Israel for the forces. They also passed over the jordan and encamped at Aroar, on the south of the city which is in the

6 mid·va1ley of Gad and jazer. Thence he went to Gilgal, and the lowlands of Khadshi, and came to Dan, and

7 around to Zidon. From there they went to the fortress of Tzur, and

1 Literal translation of the word , Hlmww Shot-na, of the Hebrew.—F. F. all the villages of the Hivites, and the Cananites. Then they went to the south of judah to Bersheba, and the whole country, and came to a finish on the tenth day of the ninth month at jerusalem, when j'oab delivered the number enrolled in the forces to the king, and in Israel it was eight hundred thousand men, strong to draw the sword ; and of the men of judah, nve hundred thousand men. Then the heart of David reproved

him after he had conscripted the people. And David said to the EVER- I have sinned grievously by what I have done! But now, LORD, pass over the fault of Your servant, for I have been foolish} When David arose in the morning, then the word of the EVER-LIVING

came to Gad the Reciter,—David’s Preacher 1--to say, ‘Go, and speak to David, ‘ Thus

says the Evan-L1v1No ;-—·I will lay three loads for you. Choose one of them, and I will make it for you I ’ Gad consequently went to David

Shall seven years of famine come for you upon the country? or will you fly for three months before your enemies while they pursue you ? or shall there be three days’ destruction on your country? Now instruct me,and show what reply I shall return to my It

is very hard for mel Let me, how- ever, fall into the hand of the EVER- L1v1NG, for His mercies are many, for I would not- fall into the hand of The EVER-LIVING therefore sent a

destruction to Israel from daybreak until after noon, and there died of the people, from Dan to Bersheba, seventy-seven thousand men. But when the Messenger stretched his hand to jerusalem to desolate it, He had pity for the dock, and saidto the Enough of the people are desolated now, withdraw your hand. And the Messenger of the EVER- LIVING was near the thrashing—Hoor of Araunah the jebusite. But David appealed to the EVER- I0 II X2 16 Lxvmo, when he saw the Messenger who assailed the people, exclaiming,

I myself have sinned-, and I myself W = Kahem v Kahem.—F. F. 1 Or Chaplain.-F. F. 340