27 Bible Verses about Census

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.

The Lord told Moses: “Register every firstborn male of the Israelites one month old or more, and list their names.

For when the people were counted, no one was there from the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead.

Saul counted them at Bezek. There were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men from Judah.

Then Samuel went from Gilgal to Gibeah in Benjamin. Saul registered the troops who were with him, about 600 men.

Your mind will meditate on the past terror:
“Where is the accountant?
Where is the tribute collector?
Where is the one who spied out our defenses?”

Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn’t complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census, and the number was not entered in the Historical Record of King David.

But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count because the king’s command was detestable to him.

They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The number of the Israelite men included: Parosh’s descendants2,172 Shephatiah’s descendants372 read more.
Arah’s descendants775 Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants 2,812 Elam’s descendants1,254 Zattu’s descendants945 Zaccai’s descendants760 Bani’s descendants642 Bebai’s descendants623 Azgad’s descendants1,222 Adonikam’s descendants666 Bigvai’s descendants2,056 Adin’s descendants454 Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah98 Bezai’s descendants323 Jorah’s descendants112 Hashum’s descendants223 Gibbar’s descendants95 Bethlehem’s people123 Netophah’s men56 Anathoth’s men128 Azmaveth’s people42 Kiriatharim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s people743 Ramah’s and Geba’s people621 Michmas’s men122 Bethel’s and Ai’s men223 Nebo’s people52 Magbish’s people156 the other Elam’s people1,254 Harim’s people320 Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people725 Jericho’s people345 Senaah’s people3,630 The priests included:

Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua 973 Immer’s descendants1,052 Pashhur’s descendants1,247 and Harim’s descendants1,017 The Levites included:

Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants from Hodaviah’s descendants 74 The singers included:

Asaph’s descendants 128 The gatekeepers’ descendants included:

Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants, in all 139 The temple servants included:

Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,
Tabbaoth’s descendants, Keros’s descendants,
Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,
Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,
Akkub’s descendants, Hagab’s descendants,
Shalmai’s descendants, Hanan’s descendants,
Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,
Reaiah’s descendants, Rezin’s descendants,
Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants,
Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,
Besai’s descendants, Asnah’s descendants,
Meunim’s descendants, Nephusim’s descendants,
Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants,
Harhur’s descendants, Bazluth’s descendants,
Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,
Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants,
Temah’s descendants, Neziah’s descendants,
and Hatipha’s descendants. The descendants of Solomon’s servants included:

Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants, Peruda’s descendants, Jaalah’s descendants, Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants, Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants. All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants 392. The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite: Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants 652 and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai—who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name. These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim. The whole combined assembly numbered42,360 not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, and their 200 male and female singers. They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.

So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town.

to be registered along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant.

After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and attracted a following. That man also perished, and all his partisans were scattered.

“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of every male one by one. You and Aaron are to register those who are 20 years old or more by their military divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army. A man from each tribe is to be with you, each one the head of his ancestral house. read more.
These are the names of the men who are to assist you:

Elizur son of Shedeur from Reuben;
Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai from Simeon;
Nahshon son of Amminadab from Judah;
Nethanel son of Zuar from Issachar;
Eliab son of Helon from Zebulun;
from the sons of Joseph:
Elishama son of Ammihud from Ephraim,
Gamaliel son of Pedahzur from Manasseh;
Abidan son of Gideoni from Benjamin;
Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai from Dan;
Pagiel son of Ochran from Asher;
Eliasaph son of Deuel from Gad;
Ahira son of Enan from Naphtali. These are the men called from the community; they are leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of Israel’s clans.” So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name, and they assembled the whole community on the first day of the second month. They recorded their ancestry by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting one by one the names of those 20 years old or more, just as the Lord commanded Moses. He registered them in the Wilderness of Sinai: The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting one by one the names of every male 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500. The descendants of Simeon: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, those registered counting one by one the names of every male 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300. The descendants of Gad: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Gad numbered 45,650. The descendants of Judah: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Judah numbered 74,600. The descendants of Issachar: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400. The descendants of Zebulun: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400. The descendants of Joseph:

The descendants of Ephraim: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500. The descendants of Manasseh: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200. The descendants of Benjamin: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400. The descendants of Dan: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Dan numbered 62,700. The descendants of Asher: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Asher numbered 41,500. The descendants of Naphtali: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of those 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army, those registered for the tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400. These are the men Moses and Aaron registered, with the assistance of the 12 leaders of Israel; each represented his ancestral house. So all the Israelites 20 years old or more, everyone who could serve in Israel’s army, were registered by their ancestral houses. All those registered numbered 603,550.

“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their ancestral houses of those 20 years old or more who can serve in Israel’s army.” So Moses and Eleazar the priest said to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho, “Take a census of those 20 years old or more, as the Lord had commanded Moses and the Israelites who came out of the land of Egypt.”

These were the ones registered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they registered the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.

But among them there was not one of those who had been registered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they registered the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.

Then Saul summoned the troops and counted them at Telaim: 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men from Judah.

The Lord’s anger burned against Israel again, and He stirred up David against them to say: “Go, count the people of Israel and Judah.” So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, “Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba and register the troops so I can know their number.”

Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army left the king’s presence to register the troops of Israel.

Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel. So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan and bring a report to me so I can know their number.”

This is the list of the Israelites, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter to do with the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 in each division: Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, for the first month; 24,000 were in his division. He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.
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Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader; 24,000 were in his division.
The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest; 24,000 were in his division. This Benaiah was a mighty man among the Thirty and over the Thirty, and his son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.
The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him; 24,000 were in his division.
The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; 24,000 were in his division.
The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; 24,000 were in his division.
The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite from the sons of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.
The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.
The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite; 24,000 were in his division.
The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.
The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite from the sons of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.
The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel’s family; 24,000 were in his division. The following were in charge of the tribes of Israel:
For the Reubenites, Eliezer son of Zichri was the chief official;
for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;
for the Levites, Hashabiah son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;
for Judah, Elihu, one of David’s brothers; for Issachar, Omri son of Michael;
for Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah;
for Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel;
for the Ephraimites, Hoshea son of Azaziah;
for half the tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah;
for half the tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah;
for Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner;
for Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham.
Those were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. David didn’t count the men aged 20 or under, for the Lord had said He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of heaven. Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn’t complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census, and the number was not entered in the Historical Record of King David.

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town. read more.
And Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David, to be registered along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant.

“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of every male one by one.

After the plague, the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,

So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, “Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba and register the troops so I can know their number.”

Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel.