1 Chronicles 21:9

21:9 The Lord told Gad, David’s prophet, ¹ 

1 Chronicles 21:1

The Lord Sends a Plague against Israel

21:1 An adversary ²  opposed ³  Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 9:9

9:9 Their relatives, listed in their genealogical records, numbered 956. All these men were leaders of their families. ⁵ 

[21:9]  ¹ tn Heb “seer.”

[21:1]  ² tn Or “Satan.” The Hebrew word שָׂטָן (satan) can refer to an adversary in general or Satan in particular. There is no article accompanying the term here, which suggests it should be understood generally (cf. NAB “a satan”).

[21:1]  ³ tn Heb “stood against.”

[21:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “and incited David to count Israel.” As v. 5 indicates, David was not interested in a general census, but in determining how much military strength he had.

[9:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “and all these men were heads of fathers for the house of their fathers.”