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1 Chronicles 21

Census Brings Pestilence

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 aThen Satanh7854 stoodh5975 up againsth5921 Israelh3478 and movedh5496 Davidh1732 to numberh4487 Israelh3478.

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So Davidh1732 saidh559 to Joabh3097 and to the princesh8269 of the peopleh5971a, " aGoh1980, numberh5608 Israelh3478 from Beershebah884 even to Danh1835, and bringh935 me word that I may knowh3045 their numberh4557."

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Joabh3097 saidh559, " aMay the LORDh3068 addh3254 to His peopleh5971a a hundredh3967 timesh6471 as many as they are! But, my lordh113 the kingh4428, are they not allh3605 my lord'sh113 servantsh5650? Whyh4100 does my lordh113 seekh1245 thish2088 thingh2088? Whyh4100 should he be a causeh819 of guilth819 to Israelh3478?"

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Nevertheless, the king'sh4428 wordh1697 prevailedh2388 againsth5921 Joabh3097. Therefore, Joabh3097 departedh3318 and wenth1980 throughout allh3605 Israelh3478, and cameh935 to Jerusalemh3389.

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Joabh3097 gaveh5414 the numberh4557 of the  1censush4662 of all the peopleh5971a to Davidh1732. And  aallh3605 Israelh3478 were 1,100,000h505h505h3967h505 menh376 who drewh8025 the swordh2719; and Judahh3063 was 470,000h702h3967h7657h505 menh376 who drewh8025 the swordh2719.

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 aBut he did not  1numberh6485 Levih3878 and Benjaminh1144 amongh8432 them, for the king'sh4428  2commandh1697 was abhorrenth8581 to Joabh3097.

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 1Godh430 was displeasedh7489ah5869 with thish2088 thingh1697, so He struckh5221 Israelh3478.

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Davidh1732 saidh559 to Godh430, "I have sinnedh2398 greatlyh3966, in that I have doneh6213a thish2088 thingh1697.  aBut nowh6258, pleaseh4994 takeh5674a awayh5674a the iniquityh5771 of Your servanth5650, for I have doneh5528 veryh3966 foolishlyh5528."

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The LORDh3068 spokeh1696 to  aGadh1410, David'sh1732  bseerh2374, sayingh559,

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"Goh1980 and speakh1696 to Davidh1732, sayingh559, `Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, "I  1offerh5186 you threeh7969 thingsh7969; chooseh977 for yourself oneh259 of them, which I will doh6213a to you.""'

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So Gadh1410 cameh935 to Davidh1732 and saidh559 to him, "Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, `Takeh6901 for yourself

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 aeitherh518 threeh7969 yearsh8141 of famineh7458, or threeh7969 monthsh2320 to be swepth5595 awayh5595 beforeh4480h6440 your foesh6862c, while the swordh2719 of your enemiesh340 overtakesh5381 you, or else threeh7969 daysh3117 of the swordh2719 of the LORDh3068, even pestilenceh1698 in the landh776, and the angelh4397 of the LORDh3068 destroyingh7843 throughout allh3605 the territoryh1366 of Israelh3478.' Nowh6258, therefore, considerh7200 whath4100 answerh1697 I shall returnh7725 to Him who senth7971 me."

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Davidh1732 saidh559 to Gadh1410, "I am in greath3966 distressh6887a; pleaseh4994 let me fallh5307 into the handh3027 of the LORDh3068,  afor His merciesh7356 are veryh3966 greath7227a. But do not let me fallh5307 into the handh3027 of manh120."

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 aSo the LORDh3068  1senth5414 a pestilenceh1698 on Israelh3478; 70,000h7657h505 menh376 of Israelh3478 fellh5307.

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And Godh430 senth7971 an angelh4397 to Jerusalemh3389 to destroyh7843 it; but as he was about to destroyh7843 it, the LORDh3068 sawh7200 and  awas sorryh5162 overh5921 the calamityh7463a, and saidh559 to the destroyingh7843 angelh4397, "It is enoughh7227a; nowh6258 relaxh7503 your handh3027." And the angelh4397 of the LORDh3068 was standingh5975 by the threshingh1637 floorh1637 of  1Ornanh771 the Jebusiteh2983.

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Then Davidh1732 liftedh5375 up his eyesh5869 and sawh7200 the angelh4397 of the LORDh3068 standingh5975 betweenh996 earthh776 and heavenh8064, with his drawnh8025 swordh2719 in his handh3027 stretchedh5186 out overh5921 Jerusalemh3389. Then Davidh1732 and the eldersh2205,  acoveredh3680 with sackclothh8242, fellh5307 on their facesh6440.

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Davidh1732 saidh559 to Godh430, "Is it not I who  1commandedh559 to counth4487 the peopleh5971a? Indeed, I am the one whoh834 has sinnedh2398 and doneh7489a veryh7489a wickedlyh7489a,  abut theseh428 sheeph6629, whath4100 have they doneh6213a? O LORDh3068 my Godh430, pleaseh4994 let Your handh3027 be against me and my father'sh1 householdh1004, but not against Your peopleh5971a that they should be plaguedh4046."

David's Altar

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 aThen the angelh4397 of the LORDh3068  1commandedh559 Gadh1410 to sayh559 to Davidh1732, that Davidh1732 should goh5927 up and buildh6965 an altarh4196 to the LORDh3068 on the threshingh1637 floorh1637 of Ornanh771 the Jebusiteh2983.

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So Davidh1732 wenth5927 up at the wordh1697 of Gadh1410, whichh834 he spokeh1696 in the nameh8034 of the LORDh3068.

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Now Ornanh771 turnedh7725 backh7725 and sawh7200 the angelh4397, and his fourh702 sonsh1121 who were with him hidh2244 themselves. And Ornanh771 was threshingh1758 wheath2406.

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As Davidh1732 cameh935 to Ornanh771, Ornanh771 lookedh5027 and sawh7200 Davidh1732, and wenth3318 out from the threshingh1637 floorh1637 and prostratedh7812 himself  1before Davidh1732 with his faceh639 to the groundh776.

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Then Davidh1732 saidh559 to Ornanh771, "Giveh5414 me the  1siteh4725 of this threshingh1637 floorh1637, that I may buildh1129 on it an altarh4196 to the LORDh3068; for the fullh4392 priceh3701 you shall giveh5414 it to me, that the plagueh4046 may be restrainedh6113 from the peopleh5971a."

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Ornanh771 saidh559 to Davidh1732, "Takeh3947 it for yourself; and let my lordh113 the kingh4428 doh6213a whath2896a is goodh2896a in his sighth5869. Seeh7200, I will giveh5414 the oxenh1241 for burnth5930a offeringsh5930a and the threshingh4173 sledgesh4173 for woodh6086 and the wheath2406 for the grain offeringh4503; I will giveh5414 it allh3605."

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But Kingh4428 Davidh1732 saidh559 to Ornanh771, "Noh3808, but I will surelyh7069 buyh7069 it for the fullh4392 priceh3701; for I will not takeh5375 whath834 is yours for the LORDh3068, or offerh5927 a burnth5930a offeringh5930a  1whichh2600 costsh2600 me nothingh2600."

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So  aDavidh1732 gaveh5414 Ornanh771 600h8337ah3967 shekelsh8255 of goldh2091 by weighth4948 for the  1siteh4725.

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Then Davidh1732 builth1129 an altarh4196 to the LORDh3068 thereh8033 and offeredh5927 burnth5930a offeringsh5930a and peaceh8002 offeringsh8002. And he calledh7121 to the LORDh3068 and  aHe answeredh6030a him with fireh784 from heavenh8064 on the altarh4196 of burnth5930a offeringh5930a.

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The LORDh3068 commandedh559 the angelh4397, and he puth7725 his swordh2719 backh7725 in its sheathh5084.

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At that timeh6256, when Davidh1732 sawh7200 that the LORDh3068 had answeredh6030a him on the threshingh1637 floorh1637 of Ornanh771 the Jebusiteh2983, he offeredh2076 sacrificeh2076 thereh8033.

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 aFor the tabernacleh4908 of the LORDh3068, whichh834 Mosesh4872 had madeh6213a in the wildernessh4057b, and the altarh4196 of burnth5930a offeringh5930a were in the highh1116 placeh1116 at Gibeonh1391 at that timeh6256.

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But Davidh1732 couldh3201 not goh1980 beforeh6440 it to inquireh1875 of Godh430, for he was terrifiedh1204 by the swordh2719 of the angelh4397 of the LORDh3068.



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