1 Chronicles 21:7

1 Chronicles 21:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)This command was also evil in the sight of God; so he punished Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel.

Context of 1 Chronicles 21:7

5Then Joab gave the total of the census of the people to David. And all Israel were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword; and in Judah 470,000 men who drew the sword. 6But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, because the king’s order was detestable to Joab. Now God was displeased with this act [of arrogance and pride], and He struck Israel. 8Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. But now, I beseech You, take away the wickedness and guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.” 9And the Lord said to Gad, David’s seer,

1 Chronicles 21:7 word by word

וַיֵּ֙רַע֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים עַל־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• was displeasedעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• was displeasedיָרַעyâra‛ · quiverH3415
• with this thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• therefore he smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 21:7

• 2 Samuel 11:27And when the time of mourning was past, David sent word and had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done [with Bathsheba] was evil in the sight of the Lord.
• 1 Kings 15:5because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of [the betrayal of] Uriah the Hittite.
• 1 Chronicles 21:14So the Lord sent a plague on Israel, and 70,000 men of Israel fell.
• Joshua 7:1But the sons of Israel acted unfaithfully and violated their obligation in regard to the things [off limits] under the ban [those things belonging to the Lord], for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some of the things under the ban [for personal gain]. Therefore the anger of the Lord burned against the Israelites.
• Joshua 22:16“This is what the entire congregation of the Lord says, ‘What is this disloyal and unfaithful act which you have committed against the God of Israel, so as to turn away from following the Lord this day, by building yourselves an altar, to rebel against the Lord this day?
• 2 Samuel 21:1There was famine in the days of David for three consecutive years; and David sought the presence (face) of the Lord [asking the reason]. The Lord replied, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
• 2 Samuel 24:1Now again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He incited David against them to say, “Go, count [the people of] Israel and Judah.”

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The study note on 2 Samuel 24:1 explores why God was upset with the census.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131Ch 21:1-13. David Sins in Numbering the People. 1. Satan stood up against Israel--God, by withdrawing His grace at this time from David (see on 2Sa 24:1), permitted the tempter to prevail over him. As the result of this successful temptation was the entail of a heavy calamity as a punishment from God upon the people, it might be said that "Satan stood up against Israel." number Israel--In the act of taking the census of a people, there is not only no…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 21:7

• Census
• Conscience
• Nation
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Advise
• Cost
• Displease
• Grant
• Require

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings