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1 Chronicles 21:1-3
Christian Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 21:1-3
Christian Standard Bible
David’s Military Census
21 Satan[a](A) rose up against Israel and incited David(B) to count the people of Israel. 2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan and bring a report to me so I can know their number.”(C)
3 Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply the number of his people a hundred times over!(D) 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?”
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- 21:1 Or An adversary; Jb 1:6; Zch 3:1–2
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