But the king's word prevailed against Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army went out from the presence of the king to number the people of Israel. They crossed the Jordan and began from (A)Aroer,[a] and from the city that is in the middle of the (B)valley, toward Gad and on to (C)Jazer. Then they came to Gilead, and to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites;[b] and they came to Dan, and from Dan[c] they went around to (D)Sidon,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 24:5 Septuagint; Hebrew encamped in Aroer
  2. 2 Samuel 24:6 Septuagint; Hebrew to the land of Tahtim-hodshi
  3. 2 Samuel 24:6 Septuagint; Hebrew they came to Dan-jaan and

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