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

Then there was a famine in the days of David for three consecutive years, and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is because of Saul and because of his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.

Moved

Thus hath the LORD said, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? So let him curse, because the LORD has said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Why hast thou done so?

Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves that ye sold me here, for God sent me before you for life.

But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God thought it out unto good, to bring to pass that which we see this day, to give life to many people.

And I will harden Pharaoh's heart and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

Now, therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his slave. If the LORD has stirred thee up against me, let him smell the fragrance of an offering, but if they were the sons of men, let them be cursed before the LORD, for they have driven me out this day from joining myself to the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said in this manner and another said in that manner.

And the prophet when he is deceived and speaks a word, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him and will destroy him from among my people Israel.

For this reason I also gave them statutes that were not good and rights by which they could not live,

to do that which thy hand and thy counsel had determined beforehand must be done.

Therefore, for this cause, God shall send the operation of error in them, that they should believe the lie;

Go, number

But David did not number those twenty years old and under because the LORD had said he would multiply Israel like to the stars of the heavens.