Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

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

New American Standard Bible

Then Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel.

International Standard Version

Then Satan attacked Israel by inciting David to enumerate a census of Israel.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Satan [the adversary] stood up against Israel and incited David to count [the population of] Israel.

Bible in Basic English

Now Satan, designing evil against Israel, put into David's mind the impulse to take the number of Israel.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And an adversary will stand up against Israel, and he will stimulate David to number Israel

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Satan stood against Israel and urged David to count Israel.

Modern King James verseion

And Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to take a census of Israel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Satan stood up against Israel, and persuaded David to number Israel.

NET Bible

An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Then the accuser stood up, against Israel, - and moved David, to number Israel.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂטן 
Satan 
Usage: 27

ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

and provoked
סוּת 
Cuwth 
Usage: 18

דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

to number
מנה 
manah 
Usage: 28

Context Readings

The Census Of David

1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. 2 And David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me word that I may know the sum of them.

Cross References

Job 1:6-12

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan also came among them.

Job 2:1

Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan came also among them to present himself before LORD.

Job 2:4-6

And Satan answered LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has he will give for his life.

Zechariah 3:1

And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the agent of LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.

2 Samuel 24:1-25

And again the anger of LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah.

1 Kings 22:20-22

And LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

Matthew 4:3

And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.

Luke 11:53

And after he said these things to them, the scholars and the Pharisees began to harass him extremely, and to provoke him to speak impulsively about more things,

Luke 22:31

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you to sift you as wheat,

John 13:2

And supper having occurred, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, that he would betray him,

Acts 5:3

But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back from the price of the land?

Hebrews 10:24

And let us examine each other for provocation of love and good works.

James 1:13

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God, for God is without temptation of evils, and he himself tempts no man.

Revelation 12:10

And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now it came to pass, the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. Because the accuser of our brothers was cast out, who accuses them before

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