Satan , rose up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel.
Exodus 30:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘When you take a census of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom for his life to the Lord as they are registered. Then no plague will come on them as they are registered. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When you take the census of the Israelites, every man shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord when you number them, that no plague may fall upon them when you number them. [Rom. 8:1-4.] American Standard Version (1901) When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to those that are numbered of them, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto Jehovah, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. Common English Bible When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each of them should pay compensation for their life to the LORD when they are counted. Then no plague will descend on them when they are counted. Catholic Public Domain Version "When you have taken the sum of the sons of Israel, according to their number, each shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there will be no scourge among them, when they will be reviewed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel according to their number, every one of them shall give a price for their souls to the Lord: and there shall be no scourge among them, when they shall be reckoned. |
Satan , rose up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel.
three years of famine, or three months of devastation by your foes with the sword of your enemy overtaking you, or three days of the sword of the Lord #– #a plague on the land, the angel of the Lord bringing destruction to the whole territory of Israel.” Now decide what answer I should take back to the one who sent me.’
So the Lord sent a plague on Israel, and seventy thousand Israelite men died.
Joab replied, ‘May the Lord multiply the number of his people a hundred times over! My lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel? ’
Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn’t complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census, and the number was not entered in the Historical Record of King David.
So the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, ‘Why haven’t you required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by the Lord’s servant Moses and the assembly of Israel for the tent of the testimony?
Then a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that the tax God’s servant Moses imposed on Israel in the wilderness be brought to the Lord.
and to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom,’
Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large ransom lead you astray.
and told him, ‘Your servants have taken a census of the fighting men under our command, and not one of us is missing.
So we have presented to the Lord an offering of the gold articles each man found #– #armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces #– #to make atonement for ourselves before the Lord.’
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’ ,
who gave himself as a ransom for all, a testimony at the proper time.