Catholic Public Domain Version
"But David was not willing to number them from twenty years old and under. For the Lord had said that he would multiply Israel like the stars of heaven. "
— 1 Chronicles 27:23, Catholic Public Domain 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 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. ”
“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.”
over the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of Azaziah; over the one half tribe of Manasseh, Joel, the son of Pedaiah;
and over the one half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo, the son of Zechariah; then over Benjamin, Jaasiel, the son of Abner;
yet truly, Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was over Dan. These were the leaders of the sons of Israel.
But David was not willing to number them from twenty years old and under. For the Lord had said that he would multiply Israel like the stars of heaven.
Joab, the son of Zeruiah, had begun to number, but he did not finish. For because of this, wrath had fallen upon Israel. And therefore the number of those who had been counted was not related in the official records of king David.
Now over the storerooms of the king was Azmaveth, the son of Adiel. But Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, was over those storerooms that were in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers.
And over the farmlands and the farmers, those who worked the ground, was Ezri, the son of Chelub.