5. Joab gave the number of the census of the people to David: in all Israel there were 1,100,000 sword-wielding men; Judah had 470,000 sword-wielding men.
6. But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king’s word was detestable to Joab.
7. But God was displeased with this thing and He struck Israel.
8. Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by doing this. But now, I entreat you, take away the guilt of Your servant for I have behaved very foolishly.”
9. Then Adonai spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying:
10. “Go and speak to David, saying, ‘Thus says Adonai, “I offer you three things; choose one of them and I will bring it upon you.”’”
11. So Gad went to David and said to him, “Thus says Adonai: ‘Select for yourself