1 Chronicles 21:1-4

Satan  , rose 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.”  Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply the number of his people a hundred times over!  My lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel? ” Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel and then returned to Jerusalem.