Thematic Bible: Census taken, of the israelites
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Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel.
“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their ancestral houses of those 20 years old or more who can serve in Israel’s army.”
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered.
“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of every male one by one.
Verse Concepts
So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, “Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba and register the troops so I can know their number.”