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Text -- 1 Chronicles 21:1-8 (NET)
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The Lord Sends a Plague against Israel
21:1 An adversary opposed Israel , inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.
21:2 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 .”
21:3 Joab replied , “May the Lord make his army a hundred times larger ! My master , O king , do not all of them serve my master ? Why does my master want to do this ? Why bring judgment on Israel ?”
21:4 But the king’s edict stood, despite Joab’s objections . So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem .
21:5 Joab reported to David the number of warriors . In all Israel there were 1,100,000 sword-wielding soldiers ; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers .
21:6 Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin , for the king’s edict disgusted him.
21:7 God was also offended by it , so he attacked Israel .
21:8 David said to God , “I have sinned greatly by doing this ! Now , please remove the guilt of your servant , for I have acted very foolishly .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
David |
Temptation |
Census |
Joab |
Rulers |
Conscience |
Satan |
Nation |
BEERSHEBA |
Israel |
Reproof |
Numbering of the people |
Sword |
Integrity |
ADVERSARY |
PROVOCATION; PROVOKE |
TARGUM |
ZOROASTRIANISM |
Benjamin |
NUMBER |
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NET Notes: 1Ch 21:1 The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:1 says, “The Lord’s anger again raged against Israel and he incited David against them, saying: ‘Go, c...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 21:3 Heb “Why should it become guilt for Israel?” David’s decision betrays an underlying trust in his own strength rather than in divine ...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 21:4 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: 1Ch 21:5 The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:9 has variant figures: “In Israel there were eight hundred thousand sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there we...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 21:6 Heb “he”; the proper name (“Joab”) has been substituted for the pronoun here for stylistic reasons; the proper name occurs at ...
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