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1 Chronicles 21:7
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5 Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. All Israel had one million one hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and Judah had four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew the sword.
6 aBut he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s1 word was abominable to Joab.  
7 And1 God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel.  
8 So David said to God, a“I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing; bbut now, I pray, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”  
9 Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David’s aseer, saying,  
Verse Comparison: 1 Chronicles 21:7

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American Standard Version
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

Amplified® Bible
And God was displeased with this [reliance on human resources], and He smote Israel.

Contemporary English Version
David's order to count the people made God angry, and he punished Israel.

Darby English Version
And God was displeased on account of this thing, and he smote Israel.

Good News Bible
God was displeased with what had been done, so he punished Israel.

King James Version
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

New American Standard Bible
God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.

New International Version
This command was also evil in the sight of God; so he punished Israel.

New King James Version
And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
God felt displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.

Revised Standard Version
But God was displeased with this thing, and he smote Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
And it is evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, and He smiteth Israel,


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