5 and told David that the total number of men who could serve in the army was 1,100,000 in Israel and 470,000 in Judah.
6 Joab refused to include anyone from the tribes of Levi and Benjamin, because he still disagreed with David's orders.
7 David's order to count the people made God angry, and he punished Israel.
8 David prayed, “I am your servant. But what I did was stupid and terribly wrong. Please forgive me.”
9 The Lord said to Gad, one of David's prophets,
10 “Tell David that I will punish him in one of three ways. But he will have to choose which one it will be.”
11 Gad went to David and told him:You must choose how the Lord will punish you: