What does 1 Chronicles 21:1 mean?

1 Chronicles 21:1 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply 1 Chronicles 21:1 today?

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1 Chronicles 21:1 Meaning

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

Context Explained

1And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

2And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.

3And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

Key Themes

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Source: 1 Chronicles 21:1