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

6They went from there to Gilead. Then they went to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites. Then they went to Dan and they continued west to Sidon. 7Then they went south to Tyre, a strong city with walls around it. They went to all the towns of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they arrived at Beersheba in the south part of Judah. In that way, they travelled through the whole country. After nine months and 20 days they returned to Jerusalem. 9Joab reported to the king about the number of soldiers who could fight. There were 800,000 men in Israel who could use a sword to fight. There were also 500,000 soldiers in Judah. 10David had counted the men who were able to fight in his army. But now he was sorry that he had done it. He said to the Lord, ‘What I have done was a bad sin. Please forgive me, Lord. I have done a foolish thing.’

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