KJV King James Version
And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
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2 Samuel 24:1
And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
WEB World English Bible
Again the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, “Go, number Israel and Judah.”
ASV American Standard Version
And again the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the anger of Jehovah addeth to burn against Israel, and an adversary moveth David about them, saying, ‘Go, number Israel and Judah.’
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 24
1 And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
2 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was] with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
3 And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see [it]: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
4 Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
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וַיֹּ֙סֶף֙H3254 · ya.saphto add: againאַף־H639 · aphface: angerיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלַחֲר֖וֹתH2734 · cha.rahto be incensedבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַיָּ֨סֶתH5496 · sutto inciteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]דָּוִ֤דH1732 · da.vidDavidבָּהֶם֙H9038 · hemthemלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayלֵ֛ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentמְנֵ֥הH4487 · ma.nahto countאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוּדָֽה׃H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudah
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 21:1And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.1 Chronicles 27:23-24But 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.James 1:13-14Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:1 Kings 22:20-23And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.Genesis 50:20But as for you, ye thought evil against me; [but] God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as [it is] this day, to save much people alive.Genesis 45:5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.Exodus 7:3And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.Ezekiel 14:9And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.Ezekiel 20:25Wherefore I gave them also statutes [that were] not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;1 Samuel 26:19Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if [they be] the children of men, cursed [be] they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.2 Samuel 12:11Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give [them] unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.2 Samuel 16:10And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?Acts 4:28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.2 Thessalonians 2:11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:2 Samuel 21:1-14Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, [It is] for Saul, and for [his] bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
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