## having a drawn sword in his hand ##

AT: "ready to attack" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## Is it not I that commanded that the army be numbered? ##

AT: "I am the one who commanded that the army be numbered." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## But these sheep ##

David describes the people of Israel as a type of animal that will trust and follow a leader. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## what have they done? ##

AT: "They certainly have done nothing that deserves punishment." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])