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1 Chronicles 21:1-2
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1 Chronicles 21:1-2
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The Lord punishes the Israelites
21 Then Satan caused David to bring trouble to Israel.[a] He caused David to count all the men in Israel. 2 So David said to Joab and to the officers in his army, ‘Go and count the men everywhere in Israel, from Beersheba to Dan. Then come and give me a report. I want to know how many men there are.’
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- 21:1 ‘Satan’ or ‘an enemy of Israel’.
1 Chronicles 21:1-2
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1 Chronicles 21:1-2
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David Counts the Fighting Men(A)
21 Satan(B) rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census(C) of Israel. 2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count(D) the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then report back to me so that I may know how many there are.”
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