2 Samuel 24:1

1Again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”

1Now the anger of the Lord burned against Israel again, and He incited David against them to say, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”

1Now again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, “Go, number Israel and Judah.”

1Now again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and 24:1 See 1 Chr 21:1. As in the case of Paul’s thorn in the flesh (2 Cor 12:7; cf 1 Cor 5:5), God sometimes accomplishes His purposes by allowing Satan to inflict injury or cause trouble.He incited David against them to say, “Go, 24:1 Ordinarily taking a census would have been a routine procedure for a nation as a way of assessing taxes or conscripting and assigning men to an army. But in Israel none of this was necessary unless it was commanded by God, and David’s action was the product of ego and an uncharacteristic shift of trust and dependence from God to human resources (as Joab suspected, v 3). To his credit, David eventually realized this and came to God in repentance.count [the people of] Israel and Judah.”

1Again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”

1The Lord was very angry with Israel. He stirred up David against them. He said, “Go! Count the men of Israel and Judah.”