David's Census

24 ^(A)(B)Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, ^(C)“Go, number Israel and Judah.”

David's Census Brings Pestilence

21 ^(A)Then ^(B)Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel.

² So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Go, number Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me a report, that I may know their number.”

⁷ So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome ^(A)sores from ^(B)the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

¹¹ Then came to him all his ^(A)brothers and sisters and all who had ^(B)known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they ^(C)showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil^[a] that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him ^(D)a piece of money^[b] and ^(E)a ring of gold.