2 Samuel 24:2
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.”
יוֹאָב
Joab, the name of three Israelites
שַׂר
the commander of
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שַׂר
a head person (of any rank or class)
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שׁוּט
go about
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שׁוּט
properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel
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נָא
please
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נָא
'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
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שֵׁבֶט
the tribes of
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שֵׁבֶט
The shepherd's rod was not for the sheep — it was for predators. The staff was for guiding and steadying the sheep on narrow paths. David walks through the valley of the shadow of death and takes comfort not in the absence of danger, but in the presence of the shepherd's tools. God is equipped for what lies ahead of you.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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מִסְפָּר
the number of
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מִסְפָּר
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
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