American Standard Version
"But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven. "
— 1 Chronicles 27:23, American Standard Version
“But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.”
“But David didn't take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Yahweh had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.”
“David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the LORD had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.”
“But David would not number them from twenty years old and under: because the lord had said that he would multiply Israel like the stars of heaven.”
“But David did not take the number of those who were under twenty years old, for the Lord had said that he would make Israel like the stars of heaven in number.”
“But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.”
of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.
But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but finished not; and there came wrath for this upon Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.
And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah:
and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: