2 Samuel 24:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Again

2 Samuel 21:1

Moved

Go, number

1 Chronicles 27:23

Bible References

Again

During David’s reign there was a famine for three successive years, so David inquired of the Lord. The Lord answered, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family when he killed the Gibeonites.”

Moved

“This is what the Lord says, ‘I am going to bring disaster on you from your own family: I will take your wives and give them to another before your very eyes, and he will sleep with them publicly.

The king replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, do we agree on anything? He curses me this way because the Lord

told him, ‘Curse David!’ Therefore, who can say, ‘Why did you do that?’”

And now don’t be worried or angry with yourselves for selling me here, because God sent me ahead of you to preserve life.

You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result—the survival of many people.

But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart and multiply My signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.

Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant: If it is the Lord who has incited you against me, then may He accept an offering. But if it is people, may they be cursed in the presence of the Lord, for today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the Lord saying, ‘Go and worship other gods.’

And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ So one was saying this and another was saying that.

“But if the prophet is deceived and speaks a message, it was I, Yahweh, who deceived that prophet. I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.

I also gave them statutes that were not good and ordinances they could not live by.

to do whatever Your hand and Your plan had predestined to take place.

For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,

Go, number

David didn’t count the men aged 20 or under, for the Lord had said He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of heaven.