5. They crossed the Jordan and camped south of Aroer, the city in the middle of the valley, in the territory of Gad. From there they went north to Jazer,
6. and on to Gilead and to Kadesh, in Hittite territory. Then they went to Dan, and from Dan they went west to Sidon.
7. Then they went south to the fortified city of Tyre, on to all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites, and finally to Beersheba, in the southern part of Judah.
8. So after nine months and twenty days they returned to Jerusalem, having travelled through the whole country.
9. They reported to the king the total number of men capable of military service: 800,000 in Israel and 500,000 in Judah.
10. But after David had taken the census, his conscience began to trouble him, and he said to the Lord, “I have committed a terrible sin in doing this! Please forgive me. I have acted foolishly.”