27 Bible Verses about Census

Now it came to pass, in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, for all the inhabited earth to be enrolled: this enrolment, first was made while Cyrenius was governor of Syria:

And Yahweh said unto Moses: Number thou every firstborn male belonging to the sons of Israel, from one month old and upwards, - and reckon up the number of their names;

When the people were numbered, lo! there was not there a man of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead.

And, when he numbered them in Bezek, the sons of Israel were found to be - three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

And Samuel arose, and ascended from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people who were found with him, about six hundred men.

Thy heart, may murmur in terror, - Where is the scribe? Where - the receiver? Where - he that maketh a list of the towers?

Joab son of Zeruiah, began to number, but finished not, when there arose, on this account, indignation against Israel, - neither did the number come up into the account of the chronicles of King David.

But, Levi and Benjamin, counted he not among them, - for detestable was the word of the king unto Joab.

who came in with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai Rehum, Baanah, - the number of the men of the people of Israel: - The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two; The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two;read more.
The sons of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five; The sons of Pahath-moab, belonging to the sons of Jeshua, Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve; The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four; The sons of Zattu, nine hundred and forty-five; The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty; The sons of Bani, six hundred and forty-two; The sons of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-three; The sons of Azgad, a thousand two hundred and twenty-two; The sons of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-six; The sons of Bigvai, two thousand and fifty-six; The sons of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four; The sons of Ater pertaining to Hezekiah, ninety-eight; The sons of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-three; The sons of Jorah, a hundred and twelve; The sons of Hashum, two hundred and twenty-three: The sons of Gibbar, ninety-five; The sons of Bethlehem, a hundred and twenty-three; The men of Netophah, fifty-six; The men of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight; The sons of Azmaveth, forty-two; The sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three; The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one; The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two: The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred and twenty-three; The sons of Nebo, fifty-two; The sons of Magbish, a hundred and fifty-six; The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four; The sons of Harim, three hundred and twenty; The sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-five; The sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five; The sons of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty! The priests, The sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three; The sons of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two; The sons of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred and forty-seven; The sons of Harim, a thousand and seventeen, The Levites, The sons of Jeshua, and Kadmiel of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four. The singers, The sons of Asaph, a hundred and twenty-eight. The sons of the door-keepers, The sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, - in all, a hundred and thirty-nine. The Nethinim, The sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth; the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon; the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkub; the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hanan; the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah; the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzam; the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besai; the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim; the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhur; the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harsha; the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temah; the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha. The Sons of the Servants of Solomon. The sons of Sotai, the sons of Hasso-phereth, the sons of Peruda; the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel; the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Ami. All the Nethinim, and the Sons of the Servants of Solomon, were three hundred and ninety-two. And, these, were they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, Immer; but they could not tell their ancestral house, nor their seed, whether, of Israel, they were: the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, - six hundred and fifty-two. And, of the sons of the priests, the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, - the sons of Barzillai, who took of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. These, sought their writing wherein they were registered, but they were not found, - so they were desecrated out of the priesthood; and the governor told them, that they must not eat of the most holy things, - until there should stand up a priest, with Lights and Perfections. All the gathered host together, was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty; besides, their men-servants and their maid-servants who were these, seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven, - and there pertained to them, singing men and singing women, two hundred: their horses, were seven hundred and thirty-six, - their mules, two hundred and forty-five; their camels, four hundred and thirty-five, - asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

this enrolment, first was made while Cyrenius was governor of Syria:

and all were journeying to be enrolled, each one unto his own city.

to enrol himself with Mary who was betrothed to him, she being with child.

After him, rose up Judas the Galilaean, in the days of the enrolling, and drew a people into revolt after him; and, he, perished, and, all, as many as had trusted in him, were scattered.

Reckon ye up the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel, by their families by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names, every male, by their polls; from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war in Israel, - ye shall number them by their hosts, thou and Aaron; and with you, shall be one man for each tribe, - each man, head of his ancestral house, shall be.read more.
These, then, are the names of the men who shall stand with you, - Of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur; Of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; Of Judah, Nahshon, son of Amminadab; Of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar; Of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon; Of the sons of Joseph, - Of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; Of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur; Of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni; Of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; Of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran; Of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel; Of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan. These, are they who had been summoned by the assembly, being princes of the tribes of their fathers, - heads of the thousands of Israeli. So then Moses and Aaron took these men, who were distinguished by name; all the assembly also, called they together on the first of the second month, - and they declared their pedigree according to their families by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards by their polls. As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he mustered them in the desert of Sinai. And they were as followeth - The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, in their pedigrees - by their families, by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names, by their polls, every male, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war; such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Reuben, forty-six thousand and five hundred. Of the sons of Simeon, in their pedigree by their families by their ancestral houses, - such as were numbered of him, in the counting of names by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war; such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Simeon, fifty-nine thousand and three hundred. Of the sons of Gad, in their pedigree - by their families by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war: such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Gad, forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty. Of the sons of Judah, in the r pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war; such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Judah, seventy-four thousand and six hundred. Of the sons of Issachar, in their pedigrees - by their families by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names, from twenty year old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war; such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Issachar, fifty-four thousand and four hundred. Of the sons of Zebulun, in their pedigrees - by their families by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names from twenty years rid and upwards, every one able to go forth to war; such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Zebulun, fifty-seven thousand and four hundred. Of the sons of Joseph - Of the sons of Ephraim, in their pedigrees - by their families by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war; such as were numbered of them, as belonging to the tribe of Ephraim, forty thousand and five hundred. Of the sons of Manasseh, in their pedigrees - by their families by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war; such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Manasseh, thirty-two thousand, and two hundred. Of the sons of Benjamin, in their pedigrees by their families, by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war; such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, thirty-five thousand and four hundred. Of the sons of Dan, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war; such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Dan, sixty-two thousand, and seven hundred. Of the sons of Asher, in their pedigrees - by their families by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war; such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Asher, forty-one thousand, and five hundred. The sons of Naphtali, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war; such as were numbered of them, as belonging to the tribe of Naphtali, fifty-three thousand, and four hundred. These, are they who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron and the twelve princes of Israel did number, the princes acting each one for his ancestral house. So then all they who were numbered of the sons of Israel by their ancestral houses, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war in Israel; so then all they who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

Reckon ye up the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upwards, by their ancestral houses, - every one able to go forth to war in Israel. So then Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them, in the waste plains of Moab, - by the Jordan near Jericho saying: From twenty years old and upwards, As Yahweh commanded Moses, and the sons of Israel, who had come forth out of the land of Egypt.

These, are they who were numbered by Moses, and Eleazar, the priest, - when they numbered the sons of Israel, in the waste plains of Moab, by Jordan, near Jericho.

And among these, was there not found a man of them who had been numbered by Moses, and Aaron the priest, - when they numbered the sons of Israel in the desert of Sinai.

So then Saul called together the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, - and ten thousand men of Judah.

And again was the anger of Yahweh kindled against Israel, - so that he suffered David to be moved against them, saying, Go, count Israel and Judah. The king, therefore, said unto Joab, captain of the force, who was with him - Go to and fro, I pray thee, throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even unto Beer -sheba, and number ye the people, - so shall I know the sum of the people.

Notwithstanding, the word of the king prevailed against Joab, and over the captains of the force, - so Joab went forth, with the captains of the force, before the king, to number the people - Israel.

Then the accuser stood up, against Israel, - and moved David, to number Israel. And David said unto Joab and unto the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel, from Beer-sheba even unto Dan, - and bring the report unto me, that I may know the number of them.

Now, the sons of Israel - as to the number of them, the ancestral chiefs - and rulers of thousands and hundreds, and their officers who waited upon the king as to any matter of the courses, who came in and went out month by month, for all the months of the year, in each course, were twenty-four thousand. Over the first course, for the first month, was Jashobeam, son of Zabdiel, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. Of the sons of Perez, was the chief for all the rulers of the hosts, for the first month.read more.
And, over the course for the second month, was Dodai an Ahohite, and, of his course, was Mikloth also a chief ruler, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. The ruler of the third host, for the third month, was Benaiah, son of Jehoiada the priest - a chief, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. The same Benaiah, was a hero of thirty, and over the thirty, - and, over his course, was Ammizabad his son. The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel, brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son, after him, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. Of the fifth, for the fifth month, the ruler, was Shamhuth the Izrahite, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand. Furthermore, over the tribes of Israel, the chief ruler of the Reubenites, was Eliezer, son of Zichri. Of the Simeonites, Shephatiah, son of Maacah. Of Levi, Hashabiah, son of Kemuel. Of Aaron, Zadok. Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David. Of Issachar, Omri, son of Michael. Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah, son of Obadiah. Of Naphtali, Jeremoth, son of Azriel. Of the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah. Of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel, son of Pedaiah. Of the half of Manasseh, in Gilead, Iddo, son of Zechariah. Of Benjamin, Jaasiel, son of Abner. Of Dan, Azarel, son of Jeroham. These, were the rulers of the tribes of Israel. But David took not the number of them, from twenty years old, and under, - because Yahweh had said, he would multiply Israel like the stars of the heavens. Joab son of Zeruiah, began to number, but finished not, when there arose, on this account, indignation against Israel, - neither did the number come up into the account of the chronicles of King David.

Now it came to pass, in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, for all the inhabited earth to be enrolled: this enrolment, first was made while Cyrenius was governor of Syria: and all were journeying to be enrolled, each one unto his own city.read more.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of a city Nazareth, into Judaea, into the city of David which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and family of David: to enrol himself with Mary who was betrothed to him, she being with child.

Reckon ye up the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel, by their families by their ancestral houses, - in the counting of names, every male, by their polls;

And it came to pass, after the plague, that Yahweh spake unto Moses, and unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying:

The king, therefore, said unto Joab, captain of the force, who was with him - Go to and fro, I pray thee, throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even unto Beer -sheba, and number ye the people, - so shall I know the sum of the people.

Then the accuser stood up, against Israel, - and moved David, to number Israel.