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# count the people of Israel ... that I may know their number

It is apparent from [1 Chronicles 21:5](../21/05.md) that David wanted to count only the men who were able to fight.

# from Beersheba to Dan

The Israelites considered these two cities their most southern and most northern cities. David uses these cities to refer to all of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])
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Integrate all changes into master 2018-02-20 22:50:53 +00:00			`It is apparent from [1 Chronicles 21:5](../21/05.md) that David wanted to count only the men who were able to fight.`
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			`# from Beersheba to Dan`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The Israelites considered these two cities their most southern and most northern cities. David uses these cities to refer to all of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])`
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