2 Samuel 24:8

2 Samuel 24:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
• New International Version (NIV)After they had gone through the entire land, they came back to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

Context of 2 Samuel 24:8

6Then they came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and they came to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon, 7and they came to the stronghold of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites, and they went out to the south of Judah, to Beersheba. So when they had gone about through all the land [taking the census], they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. 9And Joab gave the sum of the census of the people to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000. 10But David’s heart (conscience) troubled him after he had counted the people. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the sin of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

2 Samuel 24:8 word by word

וַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּ בְּכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ מִקְצֵ֨ה תִשְׁעָ֧ה חֳדָשִׁ֛ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים י֖וֹם יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So when they had goneשׁוּטshûţ · to roveH7751
• through all the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• at the endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of nineתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• monthsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Nine months and twenty days - This was a considerable time; but they had much work to do, nor did they complete the work, as appears from 1 Chronicles 21:6; 1 Chronicles 27:24. William the Conqueror made a survey of all England, particularizing "how many hides or carucates the land is taxed at; whose it was in the time of his predecessor Edward; who the present owners and sub-tenants; what and how much arable land, meadow, pasture, and wood there is, how…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25The final chapters of 2 Samuel form a coda (a concluding section). This section brings together and summarizes the main themes from earlier chapters. These chapters are thematic, not chronological (arranged by topic, not by time). Because of this, not all the events happened at the end of David’s reign (for example, 2 Samuel 22:1). The material is arranged using a common Hebrew literary pattern called a chiasm (a mirror-like structure). In a chiasm, the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-92Sa 24:1-9. David Numbers the People. 1-4. again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah--"Again" carries us back to the former tokens of His wrath in the three years' famine [2Sa 21:1]. God, though He cannot tempt any man (Jas 1:13), is frequently described in Scripture as doing what He merely permits to be done; and so, in this case, He permitted Satan to tempt David. Satan…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 24:8

• Armies
• Census
• Israel
• Joab
• Presumption
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Advise
• David
• Foolishly
• Offer
• Temptation
• Wickedly
• Guilt
• Joab
• Prophecy; Prophets

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings