English Standard Version
2 Samuel 24:1
1Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go, number Israel and Judah."
2 Samuel 24:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
- New International Version (NIV)Again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)Again the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, “Go, number Israel and Judah.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Once again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he caused David to harm them by taking a census. “Go and count the people of Israel and Judah,” the Lord told him.
Context of 2 Samuel 24:1
Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go, number Israel and Judah." 2So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army, who was with him, "Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the number of the people." 3But Joab said to the king, "May the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see it, but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?"
Read all of 2 Samuel 242 Samuel 24:1 word by word
וַיֹּ֙סֶף֙ אַף־יְהוָ֔ה לַחֲר֖וֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּ֨סֶת אֶת־דָּוִ֤ד בָּהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֵ֛ךְ מְנֵ֥ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְאֶת־יְהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
- the angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- was kindledחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
- against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- and he movedסוּתsûth · to inciteH5496
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- against them to sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- numberמָנָהmânâh · to countH4487
- and Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 24:1
- 2 Samuel 21:1Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, "There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibeonites to death."
- 1 Chronicles 21:1Then Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel.
- James 1:13Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.
- 2 Samuel 12:11Thus says the Lord, '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.
- 2 Samuel 16:10But the king said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord has said to him, 'Curse David,' who then shall say, 'Why have you done so?'"
- Genesis 45:5And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
- Genesis 50:20As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
- Exodus 7:3But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt,
- 1 Samuel 26:19Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering, but if it is men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in the heritage of the Lord, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.'
- 1 Kings 22:20and the Lord said, 'Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one said one thing, and another said another.
- Ezekiel 14:9And if the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
- Ezekiel 20:25Moreover, I gave them statutes that were not good and rules by which they could not have life,
- Acts 4:28to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false,
- 1 Chronicles 27:23David did not count those below twenty years of age, for the Lord had promised to make Israel as many as the stars of heaven.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1He moved David against them - God could not be angry with David for numbering the people if he moved him to do it; but in the parallel place ( 1 Chronicles 21:1;) it is expressly said, Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. David, in all probability, slackening in his piety and confidence toward God, and meditating some extension of his dominions without the Divine counsel or command, was naturally curious to know whether the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel - This sentence is the heading of the whole chapter, which goes on to describe the sin which kindled this anger, namely, the numbering of the people 1 Chronicles 21:7-8; 1 Chronicles 27:24. There is no note of time, except that the word “again” shows that these events happened “after” those of 2 Samuel 24:25; 2 Samuel 21:14.) And he moved David - In 1 Chronicles 21:1 the statement is, “and an…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David numbers the people. (1-9) He chooses the pestilence. (10-15) The staying the pestilence. (16-17) David's sacrifice, The plague removed. (18-25) Verses 1-9 For the people's sin David was left to act wrong, and in his chastisement they received punishment. This example throws light upon God's government of the world, and furnishes a useful lesson. The pride of David's heart, was his sin in numbering of the people. He thought thereby to appear the more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The reason for God's anger against Israel is unclear (but see Deuteronomy 4:25; 6:14–15; 29:22–28; 31:16–18). The phrase stirred up refers to a Hebrew verb (suth) that means enticing or inciting someone to do wrong (1 Samuel 26:19, stirred you up against me). People usually disliked census-taking because they saw it as an invasion of privacy. They thought it led to taxes or forced military service (see study note on 2 Samuel 24:9). If David acted out of…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-92Sa 24:1-9. David Numbers the People. 1-4. again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah--"Again" carries us back to the former tokens of His wrath in the three years' famine [2Sa 21:1]. God, though He cannot tempt any man (Jas 1:13), is frequently described in Scripture as doing what He merely permits to be done; and so, in this case, He permitted Satan to tempt David. Satan…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24
- 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
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