'Count' in the Bible

An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.

David told Joab and the leaders of the army, "Go, count the number of warriors from Beer Sheba to Dan. Then bring back a report to me so I may know how many we have."

David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll called The Annals of King David.