New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 24:1
11Now 2the anger of the Lord burned against Israel again, and He incited David against them to say, “3Go, count 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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go, number 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.”
Context of 2 Samuel 24:1
Now the anger of the Lord burned against Israel again, and He incited David against them to say, “Go, count Israel and Judah.” 2So the king said to Joab the commander of the army, who was with him, “Roam about now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and conduct a census of the people, so 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 can still see; 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
- the angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- burnedחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
- against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
- and He incitedסוּתsûth · to inciteH5496
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- against them to sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- countמָנָהmânâh · 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 presence of the Lord. And the Lord said, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:1Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count Israel.
- James 1:13No one is to say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.
- 2 Samuel 12:11This is what the Lord says: ‘Behold, I am going to raise up evil against you from your own household; I will even take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.
- 2 Samuel 16:10But the king said, “What business of mine is yours, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses, and if the Lord has told him, ‘Curse David,’ then who should say, ‘Why have you done so?’”
- Genesis 45:5Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to save lives.
- Genesis 50:20As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to keep many people alive.
- Exodus 7:3But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that I may multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt.
- 1 Samuel 26:19Now then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may He accept an offering; but if it is people, cursed are they before the Lord, because they have driven me out today so that I would have no share in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
- 1 Kings 22:20And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one spirit said this, while another said that.
- Ezekiel 14:9“But if the prophet is persuaded so that he speaks a word, it is I, the Lord, who have persuaded that prophet; and I will stretch out My hand against him and eliminate him from among My people Israel.
- Ezekiel 20:25I also gave them statutes that were not good, and ordinances by which they could not live;
- Acts 4:28to do whatever Your hand and purpose predestined to occur.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false,
- 1 Chronicles 27:23But David did not count those twenty years of age and under, because the Lord had said He would multiply Israel 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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Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 24:1 1 Chr 21:1 ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 24:1 2 Sam 21:1, 2 ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 24:1 1 Chr 27:23, 24 ↩
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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