Thematic Bible
1 Chronicles 21:1 (show verse)
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)
So David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, “Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan, and bring me word that I may know their number.”
1 Chronicles 21:3 (show verse)
Joab said, “May the Lord add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord seek this thing? Why should he be a cause of 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)
Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore, Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 21:5 (show verse)
Joab gave the number of the census of all the people to David. And all Israel were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword; and Judah was 470,000 men who drew the sword.
1 Chronicles 21:6 (show verse)
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)
1 Chronicles 21:8 (show verse)
David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now, please take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”
1 Chronicles 21:9 (show verse)
The Lord spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,
1 Chronicles 21:10 (show verse)
“Go and speak to David, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I offer you three things; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you.”’”
1 Chronicles 21:11 (show verse)
So Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Take for yourself
1 Chronicles 21:12 (show verse)
1 Chronicles 21:13 (show verse)
David said to Gad, “I am in great distress; please let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are very great. But do not let me fall into the hand of man.”
1 Chronicles 21:14 (show verse)
1 Chronicles 21:15 (show verse)
And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroy it, the Lord saw and was sorry over the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now relax your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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)
Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with 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 said to God, “Is it not I who commanded to count the people? Indeed, I am the one who has sinned and done very wickedly, but these sheep, what have they done? O Lord my God, please let Your hand be against me and my father’s household, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.”
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)
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 at the word of Gad, which he spoke in the name of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 21:20 (show verse)
Now Ornan turned back and saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. And Ornan was threshing wheat.
1 Chronicles 21:21 (show verse)
As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out from the threshing floor and prostrated himself before David with his face to the ground.
1 Chronicles 21:22 (show verse)
Then David said to Ornan, “Give me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build on it an altar to the Lord; for the full price you shall give it to me, that the plague may be restrained from the people.”
1 Chronicles 21:23 (show verse)
Ornan said to David, “Take it for yourself; and let my lord the king do what is good in his sight. See, I will give the oxen for burnt offerings and the threshing sledges for wood and the wheat for the grain offering; I will give it all.”
1 Chronicles 21:24 (show verse)
But King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will surely buy it for the full price; for I will not take what is yours for the Lord, or offer a burnt offering which costs me nothing.”
1 Chronicles 21:25 (show verse)
So David gave Ornan 600 shekels of gold by weight for the site.
1 Chronicles 21:26 (show verse)
Then David built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called to the Lord and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
1 Chronicles 21:27 (show verse)
The Lord commanded the angel, and he put his sword back in its sheath.
1 Chronicles 21:28 (show verse)
At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifice there.
1 Chronicles 21:29 (show verse)
1 Chronicles 21:30 (show verse)
But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was terrified by the sword of the angel of the Lord.