1 Chronicles 21:1
Good News Translation
Satan wanted to bring trouble on the people of Israel, so he made David decide to take a census.

New Revised Standard Version
Satan stood up against Israel, and incited David to count the people of Israel.

Contemporary English Version
Satan decided to cause trouble for Israel by making David think it was a good idea to find out how many people there were in Israel and Judah.

New American Bible
A satan rose up against Israel, and he incited David to take a census of Israel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Satan rose up against Israel: and moved David to number Israel.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Satan rose up against Israel: and moved David to number Israel.

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1017 An. Ex. Is.

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Satan

2 Samuel 24:1 And the anger of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and stirred up David among them, saying: Go, number Israel and Juda.

1 Kings 22:20-22 And the Lord said: Who shall deceive Achab, king of Israel, that he may go up, and fall at Ramoth Galaad? And one spoke words of this manner, and another otherwise. . . .

Job 1:6-12 Now on a certain day, when the sons of God came to stand before the Lord, Satan also was present among them. . . .

Job 2:1,4-6 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, . . .

Zechariah 3:1 And the Lord shewed me Jesus the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord: and Satan stood on his right hand to be his adversary.

Matthew 4:3 And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Luke 22:31 And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat.

John 13:2 And when supper was done (the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him),

Acts 5:3 But Peter said: Ananias, why hath Satan tempted thy heart, that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Ghost and by fraud keep part of the price of the land?

James 1:13 Let no man, when he is tempted, say that he is tempted by God. For God is not a tempter of evils: and he tempteth no man.

Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: Now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ: because the accuser of our brethren is cast forth, who accused them before our God day and night.

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Context
David's Military Census
1And Satan rose up against Israel: and moved David to number Israel.2And David said to Joab, and to the rulers of the people: Go, and number Israel from Bersabee even to Dan, and bring me the number of them that I may know it.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 24:1
And the anger of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and stirred up David among them, saying: Go, number Israel and Juda.

1 Chronicles 20:8
These were the sons of Rapha in Geth, who fell by the hand of David and his servants.

1 Chronicles 27:24
Joab the son of Sarvia began to number, but he finished not: because upon this there fell wrath upon Israel: and therefore the number of them that were numbered, was not registered in the chronicles of king David.

Zechariah 3:1
And the Lord shewed me Jesus the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord: and Satan stood on his right hand to be his adversary.

1 Chronicles 20:8
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