2 Samuel 24:7 meaning and explanation

They went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.

2 Samuel 24:7, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse falls within the account of David's census, which the LORD commanded after his anger burned against Israel and which Joab resisted. The king's officers are touring the land to count the fighting men, and verse 7 marks the northern and southern limits of that journey.

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