历代志上 27:23
But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
Context
This verse from 历代志上 Chapter 27 connects to 5 cross-references. 大卫在香柏树宫殿中对先知拿单说他想建圣殿；拿单起初赞同，但神当夜说话，告诉他不是大卫，而是他的儿子将建造圣殿。神应许大卫的宝座永远坚立，大卫向神献上感恩与赞美的祷告。
其他译本
But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.
And David hath not taken up their number from a son of twenty years and under, for Jehovah said to multiply Israel as the stars of the heavens.
But David did not take the number of those who were under twenty years old, for the Lord had said that he would make Israel like the stars of heaven in number.
交叉参考
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And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees …
And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer–sheba even to Dan; …
And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a …
Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky …