1 Chronicles 21:2 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And David saith unto Joab, and unto the heads of the people, `Go, number Israel from Beer-Sheba even unto Dan, and bring unto me, and I know their number.`

English ASV

And David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them.

English Amplified

David said to Joab and the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me the total, that I may know it.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

David said to Joab and the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me the total, that I may know it.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan and bring a report to me so I can know their number.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And David said to Joab and to the princes 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.

English EASY 2024

So David said to Joab and to the officers in his army, ‘Go and count the men everywhere in Israel, from Beersheba to Dan. Then come and give me a report. I want to know how many men there are.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So David said to Joab and the leaders of the people, "Go and count all the Israelites. Count everyone in the country— from the town of Beersheba all the way to the town of Dan. Then tell me, so I will know how many people there are."

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go, number Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me a report, that I may know their number."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

David gave orders to Joab and the other officers, “Go through Israel, from one end of the country to the other, and count the people. I want to know how many there are.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

David said to Joab and the leaders of the people, "Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan. Bring me {the results} so that I may know how many {people} there are."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, "Go and count Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan and bring [a report] to me so I can know their number."

English KJV 1611

And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.

English LSB

So David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me word that I may know their total count.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then David said to Joab and the leaders of the people, “Go count Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan and bring me a report, that I may know their number.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, "Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me word that I may know their number."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

David therefore said to Joab and to the other generals of the army, "Go, find out the number of the Israelites from Beer-sheba to Dan, and report back to me that I may know their number."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

David told Joab and the leaders of the army, “Go, count the number of warriors from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So David spoke to Joab and the commanders of the troops. He said, "Go! Count the men of Israel from Beersheba all the way to Dan. Report back to me. Then I'll know how many there are."

English NIV

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, "Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then report back to me so that I may know how many there are."

English NKJ 1982

So David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, “Go, number Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring the number of them to me that I may know it. ”

English NLT

David gave these orders to Joab and his commanders: "Take a census of all the people in the land--from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north--and bring me the totals so I may know how many there are."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go, number Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, and bring me a report, so that I may know their number."

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Go, number Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, and bring me a report, that I may know their number.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Take a complete census throughout the land and bring me the totals,“ he told Joab and the other leaders.

English Tyndale 1537

And David said to Joab and the rulers of the people, go ye and number Israel from Bersabe to Dan, and bring it to me that I may know the number of them.