So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
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Verse 8 is found in chapter 24 of 2 Samuel. Joab and the commanders travel through the various regions and eventually return with the number of men fit for war. The scope of the census allows David to know quantitatively the strength of his kingdom, but the information acquires a negative theological dimension because national security cannot be reduced to numbers. The enumeration also prepares David’s conscience to react when he realizes the seriousness of what he has done.
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und durchzogen das ganze Land und kamen nach neuen Monaten und zwanzig Tagen gen Jerusalem.
Y después que hubieron andado toda la tierra, volvieron a Jerusalem al cabo de nueve meses y veinte días.
Recorrieron toda la tierra y, al cabo de nueve meses y veinte días, regresaron a Jerusalén.
Ils parcoururent ainsi tout le pays, et ils arrivèrent à Jérusalem au bout de neuf mois et vingt jours.
Così circuirono tutto il paese, e ritornarono in Gerusalemme in capo di nove mesi e venti giorni.
Assim percorreram toda a terra; e ao cabo de nove meses e vinte dias voltaram a Jerusalém.
他們來回走遍全地,過了九個月又二十天,就回到 耶路撒冷 。
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