Thematic Bible
1 Chronicles 21:1 (show verse)
Then Satan attacked Israel by inciting David to enumerate a census of Israel.
Adversary » Power of » Tempting to disobedience
Census » The numbering of israel » By david
Conscience » Instances of » Of joab, for numbering israel
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » David, numbering israel and judah
Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Tempts men
Satan » The prince » Satan
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Tempting to disobedience
Satan's » Work » Tempting to disobedience
Serpent » Power of » Tempting to disobedience
Temptation » Satan the chief agent in
Temptation » The devil is the author of
Tempter » Power of » Tempting to disobedience
The Devil » Saints » Tempted by
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Census taken, of the israelites
Titles and names of the devil » Satan
satan's Work » Tempting to disobedience
Census » The numbering of israel » By david
Conscience » Instances of » Of joab, for numbering israel
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » David, numbering israel and judah
Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Tempts men
Satan » The prince » Satan
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Tempting to disobedience
Satan's » Work » Tempting to disobedience
Serpent » Power of » Tempting to disobedience
Temptation » Satan the chief agent in
Temptation » The devil is the author of
Tempter » Power of » Tempting to disobedience
The Devil » Saints » Tempted by
The Nation » Imprisonment mutilations » Census taken, of the israelites
Titles and names of the devil » Satan
satan's Work » Tempting to disobedience
1 Chronicles 21:2 (show verse)
David ordered Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go take a census of Israel from Beer-sheba to Dan, and bring me a report so I can be aware of the total number."
1 Chronicles 21:3 (show verse)
But Joab replied, "May the LORD increase the population of his people a hundredfold! Your majesty, all of them are your majesty's servants, aren't they? So why should your majesty demand this? Why should he bring guilt to Israel?"
Census » The numbering of israel » By david
Conscience » Instances of » Of joab, for numbering israel
Jehoshaphat » King of judah » Bequests of, to his children
Joab » Son of david's sister » Opposes the numbering of the people
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Joab, of david
Reproof » Exemplified » Joab
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » David, numbering israel and judah
Conscience » Instances of » Of joab, for numbering israel
Jehoshaphat » King of judah » Bequests of, to his children
Joab » Son of david's sister » Opposes the numbering of the people
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Joab, of david
Reproof » Exemplified » Joab
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » David, numbering israel and judah
1 Chronicles 21:4 (show verse)
But the king's order overruled Joab, so Joab left, traveled throughout all of Israel, and then returned to Jerusalem
1 Chronicles 21:5 (show verse)
to report the total population count to David. Throughout all of Israel there were 1,100,000 men trained for war. In Judah there were 470,000 men trained for war.
1 Chronicles 21:6 (show verse)
Levi and Benjamin were not included in the census, because what the king had commanded was unethical to Joab.
Benjamin » Tribe of » Not enrolled by joab when he took a census of the military forces of israel
Census » The numbering of israel » By david
Conscience » Instances of » Of joab, for numbering israel
Integrity » Instances of » Joab, when ordered by david to count the military forces of israel
Israel » David » Census
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » David, numbering israel and judah
Census » The numbering of israel » By david
Conscience » Instances of » Of joab, for numbering israel
Integrity » Instances of » Joab, when ordered by david to count the military forces of israel
Israel » David » Census
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » David, numbering israel and judah
1 Chronicles 21:7 (show verse)
God considered this behavior to be evil, so he attacked Israel.
1 Chronicles 21:8 (show verse)
David responded to God, "I sinned greatly by behaving this way. But now I am asking you, please remove the guilt of your servant, since I have acted very foolishly."
1 Chronicles 21:9 (show verse)
So the LORD responded through Gad, David's seer.
1 Chronicles 21:10 (show verse)
"Go and tell David, "This is what the LORD says: "I'm holding three choices out for you: pick one of them for yourself, and I will do it to you."'"
1 Chronicles 21:11 (show verse)
Gad went to David and told him, "This is what the LORD says: "Make a choice for yourself:
1 Chronicles 21:12 (show verse)
Either three years of famine, or three months of reversals as you are swept away by your enemies while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or three days with the sword of the LORD, consisting of pestilence infecting the land, with the angel of the LORD wreaking destruction from border to border throughout all of Israel.' Decide right now what I am to answer to the one who sent me."
1 Chronicles 21:13 (show verse)
So David replied to Gad, "This is a very bad choice for me to make! Let me now please fall into the hand of the LORD, because his mercy is very great, but may I never fall into human hands!"
1 Chronicles 21:14 (show verse)
Then the LORD sent a pestilence to Israel, and 70,000 men died in Israel.
1 Chronicles 21:15 (show verse)
God also sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as he was about to do so, the LORD looked and withdrew the calamity by saying to the destroying angel, "Enough! Stop what you're doing!"
Angel (a spirit) » Appearances of » To david, at the threshing floor of araunah
Angels » Of wrath, execute the judgments of God
Araunah » Also called ornan
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague in israel
Nation » Involved in sins of rulers
Ornan » Jebusite
Vision » Of david » Of the angel of the lord beside the threshing-floor of ornan
Angels » Of wrath, execute the judgments of God
Araunah » Also called ornan
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague in israel
Nation » Involved in sins of rulers
Ornan » Jebusite
Vision » Of david » Of the angel of the lord beside the threshing-floor of ornan
1 Chronicles 21:16 (show verse)
So the angel of the ORD remained standing near the threshing floor that belonged to Ornan the Jebusite. David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
Angel (a spirit) » Appearances of » To david, at the threshing floor of araunah
Araunah » Also called ornan
Government » Mosaic » Closely associated with david
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague in israel
Nation » Involved in sins of rulers
Ornan » Jebusite
Prayer » Postures in » Falling on the face
Vision » Of david » Of the angel of the lord beside the threshing-floor of ornan
Araunah » Also called ornan
Government » Mosaic » Closely associated with david
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague in israel
Nation » Involved in sins of rulers
Ornan » Jebusite
Prayer » Postures in » Falling on the face
Vision » Of david » Of the angel of the lord beside the threshing-floor of ornan
1 Chronicles 21:17 (show verse)
David told God, "Wasn't I the one who ordered the census of the population? Wasn't it I who sinned and acted wickedly? Now as for these sheep, what have they done? LORD God, please let your hand be against me and my ancestral household, but don't let your people be ravaged by plague!"
Araunah » Also called ornan
intercession » Intercessory prayer, examples of » David for israel
Intercessory prayer » David for israel
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague in israel
Nation » Involved in sins of rulers
Ornan » Jebusite
Prayer » Intercessory prayer, examples of » David for israel
Remorse » David
Sheep » Figurative
Unselfishness » Instances of » David
Vision » Of david » Of the angel of the lord beside the threshing-floor of ornan
The wicked » Remorse of, examples of » David
intercession » Intercessory prayer, examples of » David for israel
Intercessory prayer » David for israel
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague in israel
Nation » Involved in sins of rulers
Ornan » Jebusite
Prayer » Intercessory prayer, examples of » David for israel
Remorse » David
Sheep » Figurative
Unselfishness » Instances of » David
Vision » Of david » Of the angel of the lord beside the threshing-floor of ornan
The wicked » Remorse of, examples of » David
1 Chronicles 21:18 (show verse)
The angel of the LORD told Gad to tell David that David was to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor that belonged to Ornan the Jebusite.
Araunah » Also called ornan
Gad » A prophet to david » Bids david build an altar on the threshing floor of ornan
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague in israel
Mountains » Names of » Moriah, in jerusalem, where the temple was built and where it is supposed abraham offered up isaac
Ornan » Jebusite
Threshing » The place for » Generally on high ground
Vision » Of david » Of the angel of the lord beside the threshing-floor of ornan
Gad » A prophet to david » Bids david build an altar on the threshing floor of ornan
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague in israel
Mountains » Names of » Moriah, in jerusalem, where the temple was built and where it is supposed abraham offered up isaac
Ornan » Jebusite
Threshing » The place for » Generally on high ground
Vision » Of david » Of the angel of the lord beside the threshing-floor of ornan
1 Chronicles 21:19 (show verse)
So David went up, obeying Gad's directive that he had spoken in the name of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 21:20 (show verse)
Ornan turned around and saw the angel. While his four sons with him ran away to hide, Ornan continued to thresh wheat.
1 Chronicles 21:21 (show verse)
As David approached Ornan, Ornan looked around and observed David, left the threshing floor, and fell to the ground before David with his face on the ground.
1 Chronicles 21:22 (show verse)
David told Ornan, "Give me the threshing floor as a site to build an altar to the LORD on it. Give it to me at its full price, so the plague may be averted from the people."
1 Chronicles 21:23 (show verse)
But Ornan replied to David, "Take it! Let your majesty the king do whatever seems like a good idea to him. Look here! I'm giving the oxen for burnt offerings, the threshing machinery for the wood, and the wheat for a grain offering. I'm giving all of it."
1 Chronicles 21:24 (show verse)
But King David told Ornan, "No. I will buy them for the full price because I will not offer to the LORD what is yours or offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing."
1 Chronicles 21:25 (show verse)
So David paid Ornan 600 shekels weight worth in gold for the site,
1 Chronicles 21:26 (show verse)
built an altar to the LORD there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called out to the LORD, and he answered him from heaven with fire on the altar of burnt offerings.
1 Chronicles 21:27 (show verse)
After this, the LORD spoke to the angel, who then sheathed his sword.
1 Chronicles 21:28 (show verse)
From that time on, after David had observed that the LORD had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he made his sacrifices there.
1 Chronicles 21:29 (show verse)
Meanwhile, the tent of the LORD that Moses had crafted in the desert, along with the altar of burnt offerings, were being stored at the high place in Gibeon at that time,
1 Chronicles 21:30 (show verse)
but David was not going before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword carried by the angel of the LORD.