1 Chronicles 21:7

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God considered the census to be sinful, so he struck Israel ⌞with a plague⌟.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:27

When her mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to his home, and she became his wife. Then she gave birth to a son. But the Lord considered David’s actions evil.

2 Samuel 15:26

But if he says, ‘I’m not pleased with you,’ let him do to me what he considers right.”

2 Samuel 21:1

In the time of David, there was a famine for three successive years, and David asked the Lord’s advice about it. The Lord answered, “It’s because of Saul and his family. They are guilty of murder because they killed the people of Gibeon.”

2 Samuel 21:14

Then they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the land of Benjamin, in Zela, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. They did everything the king ordered. After that, God answered the prayers for the land.

2 Samuel 24:1

The Lord became angry with Israel again, so he provoked David to turn against Israel. He said, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”

2 Samuel 24:10

After David counted the people, his conscience troubled him. David said to the Lord, “I have committed a terrible sin by what I have done. Lord, please forgive me because I have acted very foolishly.”

1 Kings 15:5

The Lord did this because David did what the Lord considered right: David never failed to do anything the Lord commanded him to do his entire life (except in the matter concerning Uriah the Hittite).

1 Chronicles 21:14

So the Lord sent a plague on Israel, and 70,000 Israelites died.

1 Chronicles 21:6

Joab didn’t include Levi and Benjamin in the number because he was disgusted with the king’s order.

1 Chronicles 21:8

David said to God, “I have committed a terrible sin by doing this thing. Forgive me because I have acted very foolishly.”

Joshua 7:1

The people of Israel proved to be disloyal about the things claimed by the Lord. Achan, son of Carmi, grandson of Zabdi, great-grandson of Zerah, and a member of the tribe of Judah, took something that had been claimed by the Lord. So the Lord became angry with the people of Israel.

Joshua 7:13

“Get up! Tell the people, ‘Get ready for tomorrow by performing the ceremonies to make yourselves holy. This is what the Lord God of Israel says: You have what I claimed for myself, Israel. You will not be able to defend yourselves against your enemies until you get rid of what I have claimed.

Joshua 7:5

The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the city gate to the slope of the stone quarries. Israel’s troops lost heart and were scared stiff.