New English Translation
1 Chronicles 21:7
7God was also offended by it, so he attacked Israel.
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
5Joab reported to David the number of warriors. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers. 6Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him. God was also offended by it, so he attacked Israel. 8David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.” 9The Lord told Gad, David’s prophet,
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וַיֵּ֙רַע֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים עַל־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 21:7
- 2 Samuel 11:27When the time of mourning passed, David had her brought to his palace. She became his wife and she bore him a son. But what David had done upset the Lord.
- 1 Kings 15:5He did this because David had done what he approved and had not disregarded any of his commandments his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.
- 1 Chronicles 21:14So the Lord sent a plague through Israel, and 70,000 Israelite men died.
- Joshua 7:1But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. The Lord was furious with the Israelites.
- Joshua 22:16“The entire community of the Lord says, ‘Why have you disobeyed the God of Israel by turning back today from following the Lord? You built an altar for yourselves and have rebelled today against the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 21:1During David’s reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the Lord. The Lord said, “It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, because he murdered the Gibeonites.”
- 2 Samuel 24:1The Lord’s anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go count 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
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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
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