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 to Gilead in the land of Tahtim-hodshi and to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon. 7Then they came to the fortress of Tyre, and all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went south to Judah as far as Beersheba. Having gone through the entire land for nine months and twenty days, they returned to Jerusalem. 9Joab reported the number of people to the king. There were 800,000 capable warriors in Israel who could handle a sword, and 500,000 in Judah. 10But after he had taken the census, David’s conscience began to bother him. And he said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt, Lord, for doing this 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