of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. 020:006 There was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]; and he also was born to the giant. 020:007 When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother killed him. 020:008 These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. 021:001 Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. 021:002 David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them. 021:003 Joab said, Yahweh make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, aren't they all my lord's servants? Why does my lord require this thing? Why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel? 021:004 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. 021:005 Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew sword: and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew sword. 021:006 But he didn't count Levi and Benjamin among them; for the king's word was abominable to Joab. 021:007 God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel. 021:008 David said to God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly. 021:009 Yahweh spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying, 021:010 Go and speak to David, saying, Thus says Yahweh, I offer you three things: choose you one of them, that I may do it to you. 021:011 So Gad came to David, and said to him, Thus says Yahweh, Take which you will: 021:012 either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days the sword of Yahweh, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me. 021:013 David said to Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall, I pray, into the hand of Yahweh; for very great are his mercies: and let me not fall into the hand of man. 021:014 So Yahweh sent a pestilence on Israel; and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. 021:015 God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, Yahweh saw, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay your hand.