So when they had gone back and forth through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
Parallel translations
- KJV So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
- BSB At the end of nine months and twenty days, having gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem.
- NKJV So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
- NASB So when they had roamed about through the whole land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
- NLT Having gone through the entire land for nine months and twenty days, they returned to Jerusalem.
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After nine months and twenty days covering the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem.
Overview
The lengthy duration underscores the massive scale of the census. Throughout these months, David's sin stood uncorrected, illustrating how persistence in wrongdoing prolongs the path toward its consequences.
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