And now do not be grieved, nor angry with yourselves that you sold me here. For God sent me before you to preserve life.
2 Samuel 24:1 - Modern King James Version And again the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, Go count Israel and Judah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AGAIN THE anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and He moved David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah. American Standard Version (1901) And again the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah. Common English Bible The LORD burned with anger against Israel again, and he incited David against them: Go and count the people of Israel and Judah. Catholic Public Domain Version And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and he stirred up David among them, saying: "Go, number Israel and Judah." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the anger of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and stirred up David among them, saying: Go, number Israel and Juda. |
And now do not be grieved, nor angry with yourselves that you sold me here. For God sent me before you to preserve life.
But as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save a great many people alive.
So says Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor. And he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
And the king said, What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Let him curse, because Jehovah has said to him, Curse David. Who then shall say, Why have you done so?
And King Jehoram went out of Samaria at the same time and numbered all Israel.
And Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to take a census of Israel.
And the sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers house, these to Tola, great men of might in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand and six hundred.
All these were the sons of Asher, heads of their fathers' house, choice, mighty warriors, heads of the rulers. And their enrollment in the warfare in the battle, their number was twenty-six thousand men.
But Hezekiah did not give again according to the good done to him, for his heart was lifted up. And there was wrath on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.
And I will harden Pharaoh's heart and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.
And the prophet, if he is deceived, and he speaks a word, I Jehovah have deceived that prophet. And I will stretch out My hand on him and will destroy him in the midst of My people Israel.
Also I gave them statutes not good, and judgments by which they should not live.
And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons, Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, lest you die, and lest He be angry on all the people. But let your brothers, the whole of Israel, mourn the burning which Jehovah has kindled.
As Jehovah commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
in order to do whatever Your hand and Your counsel determined before to be done.
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie,
And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and He delivered them into the hand of spoilers who spoiled them. And He sold them into the hand of their enemies all around, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
And the anger of Jehovah glowed against Israel. And He said, Because this nation has transgressed My covenant which I commanded their fathers, and has not listened to My voice,
And now, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If Jehovah has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the sons of men, they are cursed before Jehovah. For they have driven me out today from joining myself with the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.