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 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."

Moved

This is what the Lord says: 'I am about to bring disaster on you from inside your own household! Right before your eyes I will take your wives and hand them over to your companion. He will have sexual relations with your wives in broad daylight!

But the king said, "What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the Lord has said to him, 'Curse David!', who can say to him, 'Why have you done this?'"

Now, do not be upset and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life!

As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.

But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and although I will multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt,

So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the Lord! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the Lord's inheritance, saying, 'Go on, serve other gods!'

The Lord said, 'Who will deceive Ahab, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die there?' One said this and another that.

"'As for the prophet, if he is made a fool by being deceived into speaking a prophetic word -- I, the Lord, have made a fool of that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.

I also gave them decrees which were not good and regulations by which they could not live.

to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.

Go, number

David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.