Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel,

New American Standard Bible

Then Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel.

King James Version

And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

Holman Bible

Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count the people of Israel.

International Standard Version

Then Satan attacked Israel by inciting David to enumerate a census of Israel.

A Conservative Version

And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

American Standard Version

And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

Amplified

Satan [the adversary] stood up against Israel and incited David to count [the population of] Israel.

Bible in Basic English

Now Satan, designing evil against Israel, put into David's mind the impulse to take the number of Israel.

Darby Translation

And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

Julia Smith Translation

And an adversary will stand up against Israel, and he will stimulate David to number Israel

King James 2000

And Satan stood up against Israel, and incited David to number Israel.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Satan stood against Israel and urged David to count Israel.

Modern King James verseion

And Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to take a census of Israel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Satan stood up against Israel, and persuaded David to number Israel.

NET Bible

An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.

New Heart English Bible

Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

The Emphasized Bible

Then the accuser stood up, against Israel, - and moved David, to number Israel.

Webster

And Satan stood up against Israel, and incited David to number Israel.

World English Bible

Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Satan
שׂטן 
Satan 
Usage: 27

ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

and provoked
סוּת 
Cuwth 
Usage: 18

דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

to number
מנה 
manah 
Usage: 28

Context Readings

The Census Of David

1 And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel, 2 And David saith unto Joab, and unto the heads of the people, 'Go, number Israel from Beer-Sheba even unto Dan, and bring unto me, and I know their number.'


Cross References

Job 1:6-12

And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst.

Job 2:1

And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst to station himself by Jehovah.

Job 2:4-6

And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.

Zechariah 3:1

And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.

2 Samuel 24:1-25

And the anger of Jehovah addeth to burn against Israel, and an adversary moveth David about them, saying, 'Go, number Israel and Judah.'

1 Kings 22:20-22

and Jehovah saith, Who doth entice Ahab, and he doth go up and fall in Ramoth-Gilead? and this one saith thus, and that one is saying thus.

Matthew 4:3

And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'

Luke 11:53

And in his speaking these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began fearfully to urge and to press him to speak about many things,

Luke 22:31

And the Lord said, 'Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,

John 13:2

And supper being come, the devil already having put it into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up,

Acts 5:3

And Peter said, 'Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?

Hebrews 10:24

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

James 1:13

Let no one say, being tempted -- 'From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,

Revelation 12:10

And I heard a great voice saying in the heaven, 'Now did come the salvation, and the power, and the reign, of our God, and the authority of His Christ, because cast down was the accuser of our brethren, who is accusing them before our God day and night;

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