3. But Joab said to the king, “May the Lord your God give you a hundred times more people, and may my master the king live to see this happen. Why do you want to do this?”
4. But the king commanded Joab and the commanders of the army, so they left the king to count the Israelites.
5. After crossing the Jordan River, they camped near Aroer on the south side of the city in the ravine. They went through Gad and on to Jazer.
6. Then they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim Hodshi and to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon.
7. They went to the strong, walled city of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went to southern Judah, to Beersheba.