1 Satan decided to cause trouble for Israel by making David think it was a good idea to find out how many people there were in Israel and Judah. 2 Davidtold Joaband the army commanders, "Count everyone in Israel, from the town of Beershebain the south all the way north to Dan. Then I will know how many people can serve in my army."
3 Joabanswered, "Your Majesty, even if the Lordmade your kingdom a hundred times larger, you would still rule everyone in it. Why do you need to know how many soldiers there are? Don’t you think that would make the whole nation angry?"
4 But David would not change his mind. And so Joabwent everywhere in Israel and Judah and counted the people. He returned to Jerusalem5 and told Davidthat the total number of men who could serve in the army was 1,100,000 in Israel and 470,000 in Judah. 6 Joabrefused to include anyone from the tribes of Levi and Benjamin, because he still disagreed with David’s orders.
7 David’s order to count the people made God angry, and he punished Israel. 8 Davidprayed, "I am your servant. But what I did was stupid and terribly wrong. Please forgive me."
9 The Lordsaid to Gad, one of David’s prophets, 10 "Tell Davidthat I will punish him in one of three ways. But he will have to choose which one it will be."
11 Gadwent to Davidand told him:
You must choose how the Lordwill punish you: 12 Will there be three years when the land won’t grow enough food for its people? Or will your enemies constantly defeat you for three months? Or will the Lordsend a horrible disease to strike your land for three days? Think about it and decide, because I have to give your answer to God who sent me.
13 Davidwas miserable and said, "It’s a terrible choice to make! But the Lordis kind, and I’d rather be punished by him than by anyone else."
14 So the Lordsent a horrible disease on Israel, and 70,000 Israelites died. 15 Then he sent an angel to destroy the city of Jerusalem. But just as the angel was about to do that, the Lordfelt sorry for all the suffering he had caused the people, and he told the angel, "Stop! They have suffered enough." This happened at the threshing place that belonged to Araunah21.15 Araunah: The Hebrew text has "Ornan," another spelling of Araunah (see 2 Samuel 24.16).the Jebusite.
16 Davidsaw the Lord's angel in the air, holding a sword over Jerusalem. He and the leaders of Israel, who were all wearing sackcloth,21.16 sackcloth: A rough, dark-colored cloth made from goat or camel hair and used to make grain sacks. It was worn in times of trouble or sorrow.bowed with their faces to the ground, 17 and Davidprayed, "It’s my fault! I sinned by ordering the people to be counted. They have done nothing wrong—they are innocent sheep. LordGod, please punish me and my family. Don’t let the disease wipe out your people."
18 The Lord's angel told the prophet Gadto tell Davidthat he must go to Araunah’s threshing place and build an altar in honor of the Lord. 19 Davidfollowed the Lord's instructions.
20 Araunahand his four sons were threshing wheat at the time, and when they saw the angel, the four sons ran to hide. 21 Just then, Davidarrived, and when Araunahsaw him, he stopped his work and bowed down.
22 Davidsaid, "Would you sell me your threshing place, so I can build an altar on it to the Lord? Then this disease will stop killing the people. I’m willing to pay whatever you say it’s worth."
23 Araunahanswered, "Take it, Your Majesty, and do whatever you want with it. I’ll even give you the oxen for the sacrifice and the wheat for the grain sacrifice. And you can use the threshing-boards21.23 threshing-boards: Heavy boards with bits of rock or metal on the bottom. They were dragged across the grain to separate the husks from the kernels.for the fire. It’s all yours!"
24 But Davidreplied, "No! I want to pay you what they’re worth. I can’t just take something from you and then offer the Lorda sacrifice that cost me nothing."
25 So Davidpaid Araunah600 gold coins for his threshing place. 26 Davidbuilt an altar and offered sacrifices to please the Lord21.26 sacrifices to please the Lord: See the note at 16.1.and sacrifices to ask his blessing.21.26 sacrifices to ask his blessing: See the note at 16.1.Davidprayed, and the Lordanswered him by sending fire down on the altar. 27 Then the Lordcommanded the angel to put the sword away.21.27 the Lord commanded the angel to put the sword away: See verse 16.
28 When Davidsaw that the Lordhad answered his prayer, he offered more sacrifices there at the threshing place, 29,30 because he was afraid of the angel’s sword and did not want to go all the way to Gibeon. That’s where the sacred tent that Moseshad made in the desert was kept, as well as the altar where sacrifices were offered to the Lord.
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David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Beersheba is a town in the Negeb of Judah, where Joel and Abijah were judges, and the home of Zibiah, mother of King Joash. During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beersheba (1 Samuel 8:2).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Gibeon is the city whose inhabitants made peace with Israel and asked Joshua for help against the Amorite kings. Joshua told the sun to stand still over Gibeon (Joshua 10:12).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).