大卫就吩咐约押和民中的首领说：「你们去数点以色列人，从别是巴直到但，回来告诉我，我好知道他们的数目。」
And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.