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Job 2:1

And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Zophar;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Satan;   Suffering;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Greatness of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Satan;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Devil;   Micaiah;   Satan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Children (Sons) of God;   Council, Heavenly;   Jashub;   Job, the Book of;   Nephilim;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Sons of God;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Angel;   Children (Sons) of God;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels;   Angels (2);   Fall;   Names and Titles of Christ;   Psalms (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Heaven;   Michael the Archangel;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Satan;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sa'tan;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Child;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Angel;   Children of God;   Integrity;   Job, Book of;   Joshua (3);   Number;   Son of God, the;   Sons of God (Old Testament);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
One day the sons of God came again to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them to present himself before the Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
Again it happened on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, that Hasatan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
King James Version
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord .
English Standard Version
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord .
New Century Version
On another day the angels came to show themselves before the Lord , and Satan was with them again.
New English Translation
Again the day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan also arrived among them to present himself before the Lord .
Amplified Bible
Again there was a day when the sons of God (angels) came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan (adversary, accuser) also came among them to present himself before the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
Again, there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.
World English Bible
Again it happened on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And on a day the children of God came and stood before the Lord, and Satan came also among them, and stoode before the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
Again it was the day that the sons of God came to stand before Yahweh, and Satan also came among them to stand himself before Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.
Contemporary English Version
When the angels gathered around the Lord again, Satan was there with them,
Complete Jewish Bible
Another day came when the sons of God came to serve Adonai , and among them came the Adversary to serve Adonai .
Darby Translation
And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then another day came for the angels to meet with the Lord . Satan joined them for this meeting with the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
AGAIN there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Sa tan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
Good News Translation
When the day came for the heavenly beings to appear before the Lord again, Satan was there among them.
Lexham English Bible
And then one day the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan also came into their midst to present himself before Yahweh.
Literal Translation
And it happened that a day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah. And Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
It happened also apon a tyme, that when the seruauntes of God came & stode before the LORDE, Sathan came also amonge them, and stode before him.
American Standard Version
Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And on a day the children of God came and stoode before the Lorde, and Satan came also among the, and stoode before the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Again it fell upon a day, that the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
Againe there was a day when the sonnes of God came to present themselues before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himselfe before the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass on a certain day, that the angels of God came to stand before the Lord, and the devil came among them to stand before the Lord.
English Revised Version
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe it was doon, whanne in sum dai the sones of God `weren comun, and stoden bifor the Lord, and Sathan `was comun among hem, and stood in his siyt,
Update Bible Version
Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
New King James Version
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
New Living Translation
One day the members of the heavenly court came again to present themselves before the Lord , and the Accuser, Satan, came with them.
New Life Bible
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to show themselves before the Lord. And Satan came with them also to show himself before the Lord.
New Revised Standard
One day the heavenly beings came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there came a certain day when the sons of God entered in, to present themselves unto Yahweh - so the accuser also entered in their midst, to present himself unto Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, when on a certain day the sons of God came, and stood before the Lord, and Satan came amongst them, and stood in his sight,
Revised Standard Version
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst to station himself by Jehovah.
THE MESSAGE
One day when the angels came to report to God , Satan also showed up. God singled out Satan, saying, "And what have you been up to?" Satan answered God , "Oh, going here and there, checking things out." Then God said to Satan, "Have you noticed my friend Job? There's no one quite like him, is there—honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil? He still has a firm grip on his integrity! You tried to trick me into destroying him, but it didn't work."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.

Contextual Overview

1 And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them. 2 And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it. 3 And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil? and he still keeps his righteousness, though you have been moving me to send destruction on him without cause. 4 And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life. 5 But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face. 6 And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Again: Job 1:6, Isaiah 6:1, Isaiah 6:2, Luke 1:19, Hebrews 1:14

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 31:14 - presented 1 Kings 22:19 - all the host 1 Kings 22:21 - General 1 Chronicles 21:1 - Satan 2 Chronicles 18:20 - there came Job 38:7 - the sons Zechariah 1:10 - These Zechariah 3:1 - Satan Zechariah 6:5 - go Zechariah 6:7 - the bay Matthew 4:10 - Satan Revelation 12:9 - and Satan Revelation 20:2 - the dragon

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:10
And God gave the dry land the name of Earth; and the waters together in their place were named Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 2:3
And God gave his blessing to the seventh day and made it holy: because on that day he took his rest from all the work which he had made and done.
Genesis 2:4
These are the generations of the heaven and the earth when they were made.
Genesis 2:5
In the day when the Lord God made earth and heaven there were no plants of the field on the earth, and no grass had come up: for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to do work on the land.
Genesis 2:8
And the Lord God made a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had made.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pishon, which goes round about all the land of Havilah where there is gold.
Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river is Gihon: this river goes round all the land of Cush.
Exodus 20:11
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and everything in them, and he took his rest on the seventh day: for this reason the Lord has given his blessing to the seventh day and made it holy.
Exodus 31:17
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever; because in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he took his rest and had pleasure in it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Again, there was a day, when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord,.... When good men, professors of religion, met together by agreement to worship the Lord; the Targum calls them companies of angels, interpreting the words of them, and of their standing before the Lord, as most interpreters do; how long this time of their meeting was from the former cannot be said, probably but a few days, a week or fortnight at most; the Targum says, it was on the day of the great judgment, and which, as in Job 1:6; was at the beginning of the year; so that according to this, and other Jewish writers, there was a whole year between this and the former meeting, and so between the first and second trial of Job; but this is not likely, since Satan would never give him so much breathing time; nor can it be thought that Job's friends should stay so long before they paid him a visit, which was not till after this day:

and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord; being either obliged to it upon a summons to appear before God, and give an account of what he had been doing on the earth, and especially to Job; or rather he came willingly, seeking an opportunity to continue his charge against Job, and to accuse him afresh, and get his commission enlarged to do him more mischief, which he could not do without a fresh grant.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Again there was a day ... - See the notes at Job 1:6. These seasons are represented as periodical, when the angels came, as it were, to make report to God of what they had observed and done. The Chaldee renders this, “And there was a day of the great judgment (רבא דינא יום yôm dı̂ynā' rābā'), a day of the remission of sins (שבוק יום סרחניא) and there came bands (כתי) of angels.”

To present himself before the Lord - This does not occur in the former statement in Job 1:6. It here means that he came before the Lord after he had had permission to afflict; Job. The Chaldee renders it “that he might stand in judgment דין dı̂yn before the Lord.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER II

The sons of God once more present themselves before him; and

Satan comes also, accusing Job as a person whose steadfastness

would be soon shaken, provided his body were to be subjected

to sore afflictions, 1-5.

He receives permission to afflict Job, and smites him with sore

boils, 6-8.

His wife reviles him, 9.

His pious reproof, 10.

His three friends come to visit and mourn with him, 11-13.

NOTES ON CHAP. II

Verse Job 2:1. Again there was a day — How long this was after the former trial, we know not: probably one whole year, when, as the Targum intimates, it was the time of the annual atonement; which, if so, must have been at least one whole year after the former; and during which period the patience and resignation of Job had sufficient scope to show themselves. This appearance of the sons of God and Satan is to be understood metaphorically - there could be nothing real in it - but it is intended to instruct us in the doctrine of the existence of good and evil spirits; that Satan pursues man with implacable enmity, and that he can do no man hurt, either in his person or property, but by the especial permission of God; and that God gives him permission only when he purposes to overrule it for the greater manifestation of his own glory, and the greater good of his tempted followers.


 
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