1 Chronicles 21:1 — Satan [the adversary] stood up against Israel and incited David to count [the p… — AMP | maBible
Read 1 Chronicles 21:1 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Chronicles 21.1, 1 Chronicles 21v1, 1Ch. 21:1. Satan [the adversary] stood up against Israel and incited David to count [the population of] Israel.
1 Satan [the adversary] stood up against Israel and incited David to count [the population of] Israel.
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David may have begun to think of himself as a powerful man in command of an invincible nation, rather than a man who relied on God for direction and success in warfare. Joab realized what David was thinking and pleaded with him to change his mind (v 3).