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New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 21:7
God was very displeased with the census, and he punished Israel for it.
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Christian Standard Bible®
This command was also evil in God’s sight, so he afflicted Israel.
This command was also evil in God’s sight, so he afflicted Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Yisra'el.
God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Yisra'el.
King James Version
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
English Standard Version
But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.
But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.
New Century Version
David had done something God had said was wrong, so God punished Israel.
David had done something God had said was wrong, so God punished Israel.
New English Translation
God was also offended by it, so he attacked Israel.
God was also offended by it, so he attacked Israel.
Amplified Bible
Now God was displeased with this act [of arrogance and pride], and He struck Israel.
Now God was displeased with this act [of arrogance and pride], and He struck Israel.
New American Standard Bible
Now God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.
Now God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.
World English Bible
God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.
God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And God was displeased with this thing: therefore he smote Israel.
And God was displeased with this thing: therefore he smote Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
And this thing was displeasing in the sight of God, so He struck Israel.
And this thing was displeasing in the sight of God, so He struck Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.
This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.
Contemporary English Version
David's order to count the people made God angry, and he punished Israel.
David's order to count the people made God angry, and he punished Israel.
Complete Jewish Bible
God was displeased with this and therefore punished Isra'el.
God was displeased with this and therefore punished Isra'el.
Darby Translation
And God was displeased on account of this thing, and he smote Israel.
And God was displeased on account of this thing, and he smote Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
David had done a bad thing in God's sight, so God punished Israel.
David had done a bad thing in God's sight, so God punished Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD was displeased with this thing, because David had numbered Israel.
And the LORD was displeased with this thing, because David had numbered Israel.
Good News Translation
God was displeased with what had been done, so he punished Israel.
God was displeased with what had been done, so he punished Israel.
Lexham English Bible
But this word was displeasing in the eyes of God, and he struck Israel.
But this word was displeasing in the eyes of God, and he struck Israel.
Literal Translation
And it was evil in the eyes of God as to this thing, and He struck Israel.
And it was evil in the eyes of God as to this thing, and He struck Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But this displeased God righte sore: for he smote Israel.
But this displeased God righte sore: for he smote Israel.
American Standard Version
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
Bible in Basic English
And God was not pleased with this thing; so he sent punishment on Israel.
And God was not pleased with this thing; so he sent punishment on Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde was displeased with this thing, and smote Israel.
And the Lorde was displeased with this thing, and smote Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He smote Israel.
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He smote Israel.
King James Version (1611)
And God was displeased with this thing, therefore he smote Israel.
And God was displeased with this thing, therefore he smote Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And there was evil in the sight of the Lord respecting this thing; and he smote Israel.
And there was evil in the sight of the Lord respecting this thing; and he smote Israel.
English Revised Version
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe that that was comaundid displeside the Lord, and he smoot Israel.
Forsothe that that was comaundid displeside the Lord, and he smoot Israel.
Update Bible Version
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And God was displeased with this thing, therefore he smote Israel.
And God was displeased with this thing, therefore he smote Israel.
New King James Version
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel.
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel.
New Life Bible
God was not pleased that Israel was numbered so He punished Israel.
God was not pleased that Israel was numbered so He punished Israel.
New Revised Standard
But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.
But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it was displeasing in the eyes of God, concerning this thing, - therefore smote he Israel.
And it was displeasing in the eyes of God, concerning this thing, - therefore smote he Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And God was displeased with this thing that was commanded: and he struck Israel.
And God was displeased with this thing that was commanded: and he struck Israel.
Revised Standard Version
But God was displeased with this thing, and he smote Israel.
But God was displeased with this thing, and he smote Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
And it is evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, and He smiteth Israel,
And it is evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, and He smiteth Israel,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.
God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.
Contextual Overview
7 God was very displeased with the census, and he punished Israel for it. 8 Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt for doing this foolish thing." 9 Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David's seer. This was the message: 10 "Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.'" 11 So Gad came to David and said, "These are the choices the Lord has given you. 12 You may choose three years of famine, three months of destruction by the sword of your enemies, or three days of severe plague as the angel of the Lord brings devastation throughout the land of Israel. Decide what answer I should give the Lord who sent me." 13 "I'm in a desperate situation!" David replied to Gad. "But let me fall into the hands of the Lord , for his mercy is very great. Do not let me fall into human hands." 14 So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel, and 70,000 people died as a result. 15 And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was preparing to destroy it, the Lord relented and said to the death angel, "Stop! That is enough!" At that moment the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 16 David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth with his sword drawn, reaching out over Jerusalem. So David and the leaders of Israel put on burlap to show their deep distress and fell face down on the ground.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
And God was displeased with this thing: Heb. And it was evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, 2 Samuel 11:27, 1 Kings 15:5
he smote: 1 Chronicles 21:14, Joshua 7:1, Joshua 7:5, Joshua 7:13, Joshua 22:16-26, 2 Samuel 21:1, 2 Samuel 21:14, 2 Samuel 24:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 38:10 - displeased Genesis 48:17 - displeased him Exodus 4:14 - anger Numbers 22:34 - if it displease thee 1 Kings 11:9 - angry
Cross-References
Genesis 21:11
This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son.
This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son.
Genesis 21:12
But God told Abraham, "Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.
But God told Abraham, "Do not be upset over the boy and your servant. Do whatever Sarah tells you, for Isaac is the son through whom your descendants will be counted.
Genesis 21:32
After making their covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech left with Phicol, the commander of his army, and they returned home to the land of the Philistines.
After making their covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech left with Phicol, the commander of his army, and they returned home to the land of the Philistines.
Genesis 21:34
And Abraham lived as a foreigner in Philistine country for a long time.
And Abraham lived as a foreigner in Philistine country for a long time.
Numbers 23:23
No curse can touch Jacob; no magic has any power against Israel. For now it will be said of Jacob, ‘What wonders God has done for Israel!'
No curse can touch Jacob; no magic has any power against Israel. For now it will be said of Jacob, ‘What wonders God has done for Israel!'
Psalms 86:8
No pagan god is like you, O Lord. None can do what you do!
No pagan god is like you, O Lord. None can do what you do!
Psalms 86:10
For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God.
For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God.
Isaiah 49:21
Then you will think to yourself, ‘Who has given me all these descendants? For most of my children were killed, and the rest were carried away into exile. I was left here all alone. Where did all these people come from? Who bore these children? Who raised them for me?'"
Then you will think to yourself, ‘Who has given me all these descendants? For most of my children were killed, and the rest were carried away into exile. I was left here all alone. Where did all these people come from? Who bore these children? Who raised them for me?'"
Isaiah 66:8
Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? Who ever heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment? But by the time Jerusalem's birth pains begin, her children will be born.
Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? Who ever heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? Has a country ever come forth in a mere moment? But by the time Jerusalem's birth pains begin, her children will be born.
Ephesians 3:10
God's purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
God's purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
See Gill "1Ch 21:1".
