“and Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to number Israel”
1 Chronicles 21
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1Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
“Now, Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel.”
“And Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to number Israel.”
“and Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to number Israel.”
“And Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to number Israel.”
“and Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to number Israel.”
2So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, "Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number."
“So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, go number Israel from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report that I may know their number.”
“so David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, go number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan. Bring me word that I may know their number.”
“and David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, go and number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan and bring the number of them to me that I may know it.”
“And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people go number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan. And bring the number of them to me that I may know it.”
3But Joab replied, "May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?"
“But Joab said, may the Lord add to his people a hundred times as many as they are. Are they not my Lord, the King, all of them, my Lord's servants? Why then should my Lord require this? Why should it be a cause of guilt for…”
“Joab said, may the Lord add to his people a hundred times as many as they are. But my Lord, the King, are they not all my Lord's servant? Why does my Lord ask this thing? Why should he be cause of guilt to Israel?”
“And Joab answered the Lord make his people a hundred times so many more as they be. But my Lord became, are they not all my Lord's servants. Why then doth my Lord require this thing. Why will he be the cause of trespass to Israel.”
4Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.
“Nevertheless, the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore, Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came to Jerusalem.”
“Nevertheless, the King's word prevailed against Joab. Therefore, Joab departed and went through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.”
5And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
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6But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king's command was detestable to him.
“He did not number Levi and Benjamin among them for the King's command was abhorrent to Joab.”
“But Levi and Benjamin counted not among them, for the king's word was abominable to Joab.”
7This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.
“And God was displeased with this thing. Therefore, he smote Israel.”
“And God was displeased with this thing. Therefore, he smote Israel.”
“and God was displeased with this thing. Therefore he smote Israel.”
“God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.”
“God was displeased with this thing, so he struck Israel.”
“God was displeased with this thing and he struck Israel.”
8Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."
“And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. But now I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant for I have done very foolishly.”
9And the LORD instructed Gad, David's seer,
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10"Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: 'I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.'"
“Go and tell David, thus saying, thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things. Choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.”
“Go and tell David saying thus saith the Lord I offer thee three things choose thee one of them that I may do it unto thee.”
“go and tell David. Thus says the Lord, I offer you three things. Choose one of them for yourself that I may do it to you.”
“tell David, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things. Choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.”
11So Gad went and said to David, "This is what the LORD says: 'You must choose
“So Gad came to David and said unto him, thus saith the Lord, choose thee.”
“So Gad came to David and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, choose thee”
“So Gad came to David and said to him thus saith the Lord choose thee”
12between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.' Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me."
“either three years' famine, three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemy overtaken thee, or else three days the sword of the Lord, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of the Lord…”
“either three years famine or three months to be destroyed before thy foes while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee. Or else three days the sword of the Lord even the pestilence in the land and the angel of the Lord…”
13David answered Gad, "I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men."
“David said, verse 13. I am in a great strain. Let me fall now into the hand of the Lord, for very great are his mercies, but let me not fall into the hand of men.”
14So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead.
“So the Lord sent a pestilence on Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell,”
“So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel and there fell of Israel 70 ,000 men”
“So the Lord sent the pestilence upon Israel. There fell of Israel seventy thousand men.”
“So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel. And there fell of Israel 70 ,000 men.”
15Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand now!" At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
“and God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld and he repented him of the evil and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood…”
“God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it. And as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed it, Enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by…”
16When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
“And David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heavens, having a drawn sword in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in…”
“And David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and heaven having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel who were clothed in sackcloth fell…”
“David lifted up his eyes, saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell…”
17And David said to God, "Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father's house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people."
“And David said unto God, is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? Even I, it is that have sinned and done this evil indeed. But as for these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on…”
“And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? Even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed, but as for these sheep, what have they done? Let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me…”
“and David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? Even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed. But as for these sheep, what have they done? Let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me…”
“And David said to God is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered even I it is that have sinned and done this evil indeed. But as to these sheep what have they done. Let thy hand I pray thee oh Lord my God be on me and…”
18Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
“The angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.”
“then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Ornan, the Jebusite.”
“then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.”
“Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.”
“Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.”
“Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.”
19So David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD.
“And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the Lord.”
20Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.
“And Ornan turned back and saw the angel, and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat,”
“Ornan turned back and saw the angel and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.”
21David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked out and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed facedown before David.
“and as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.”
22Then David said to Ornan, "Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted."
“Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar therein unto the Lord. Thou shalt grant it me for the full price, that the plague may be stayed from the people.”
“Then David said to Ornan, grant me the place of this threshing floor that I may build an altar therein unto the Lord, for thou shalt grant it me for the full price that the plague might be stayed from the people.”
“Then david said to ornan grant me the place of this threshing floor that i may build an altar therein unto the lord. Thou should grant it me for the full price that the plague may be stayed from the people.”
23Ornan said to David, "My lord the king may take whatever seems good. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering—I will give it all."
“And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my Lord the King do that which is good in his eyes. Lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instrument for wood, and the wheat for the meat…”
“And Ornan said to David take it to thee and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes. Lord I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings and the threshing instruments for wood and the wheat for the meat offering. I…”
24"No," replied King David, "I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing."
“And king david said to ornan may. But i will verily buy it for the full price. For i will not take that which is thine for the lord nor offer burnt offerings without cost.”
“And King David said to Ornan, Nay, but I will verily buy it for the full price, for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.”
25So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site.
“So David gave to Ornan for the place 600 shekels of gold by weight.”
“So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.”
“So David gave to Ornan for the place 600 shekels of gold by weight”
“David gave to Orden for the place 600 shekels of gold by weight”
“David gave to Ornan for the place 600 shekels of gold by weight.”
26And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
“And David built there an altar unto the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings and called upon the Lord. And he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of the burnt offering.”
“And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord. And he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offerings.”
“and David built there an altar unto the Lord and the burnt offerings and peace offerings and called upon the Lord and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering”
“and David built there an altar unto the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings and called upon the Lord and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of the burnt offering”
“David built there an altar unto the Lord. He offered the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, and he called upon the Lord, and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of the burnt offering.”
27Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath.
“and the lord commanded the angel and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.”
“And the Lord commanded the angel, and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.”
“and the Lord commanded the angel and he put up his sword again unto the sheath thereof”
“And the Lord commanded the angel and he put up his sword again into the sheath.”
“The Lord commanded the angel and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof”
“The Lord commanded the angel and he put his sword back in his sheath.”
28At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifices there.
“at that time when David saw that the Lord had answered him in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. Then he sacrificed there.”
29For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,
“for the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness. And the altar of the burnt offering were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.”
“for the tabernacle of the lord which moses made in the wilderness. And the altar of burnt offering were at that season in the high place at gibbon.”
“for the tabernacle of the Lord which Moses made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.”
30but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
“But David could not go before it to inquire of God for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.”
“But David could not go before it to inquire of God for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.”
“But David could not go before there to inquire of God, for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.”