1 Chronicles 21:2-3

2So David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, “1Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me word so that I may know their number.”

3But Joab said, “2May the Lord add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! My lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord seek this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”