1Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.


In Context

1 Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.

2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, "Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then report back to me so that I may know how many there are."

3 But Joab replied, "May the Lord multiply his troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all my lord's subjects? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?"

1st Chronicles 21:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:1And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:1And Satan rose up against Israel: and moved David to number Israel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:1And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:1And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:1And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:1And Satan stood up against Israel, and incited David to number Israel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:1Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:1And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:1And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.