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NASB | 1 Chronicles 21:1 Then Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Chronicles 21:1 Satan [the adversary] stood up against Israel and incited David to count [the population of] Israel. |
Bible Question: According to 1 Chronicles 21, Satan had David order a census, which I assume David would not have done on his own. Why? What was so bad about ordering a census? |
Bible Answer: Beth7 Hi, David was acting in PRIDE. God had in the past instructed various census to be taken to reveal His glory. In this case it was David's idea to see how powerful, how large a kingdom, how many subjects he had. David was beginning to put more trust in his armies than in God so God moved Satan to put this idea in David's head. God could then show David from where his true strength came. EdB |
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