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

There was a famine for three successive years during David's reign. David asked Jehovah for advice about it. Jehovah answered: It is because of Saul and his family. They are guilty of murder because they killed the people of Gibeon.

Moved

I swear to you that I will cause someone from your own family to bring trouble to you. You will see it when I take your wives from you and give them to another man. He will have intercourse with them in broad daylight.

What business is this of yours? The king said to Abishai and his brother Joab. If Jehovah told him to curse me who am I to stop him?

Dear brothers, do not be sad or angry with yourselves that you sold me. God sent me ahead of you to save lives.

Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out of it. This was to keep many people alive, as he is doing now.

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

Please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If Jehovah has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. If it is men, cursed are they before Jehovah. They have driven me out today so that I would have no attachment with the inheritance of Jehovah, saying: 'Go serve other gods.'

Jehovah asked: Who will deceive Ahab so that he will go and be killed at Ramoth? Some of the angels said one thing, and others said something else,

If a prophet is tricked into giving a prophecy, it is I, Jehovah, who tricked the prophet. I will use my power against you and destroy you from among my people Israel.

Then I gave them laws that are not good and commandments that do not bring life.

They were there to do the things your hand and council foreordained to occur.

So God dispatches the power of deceit (error) to work in them so that they are allowed to believe what is false.

Go, number

David did not count those less than twenty years old, because Jehovah promised that the people of Israel would be as numerous as the stars in the sky.