- began to number:
- "And Satanª stood upª° against¹ Israel,ª and provokedª°¹ Davidª to numberª°¹ Israel.ª ... And Davidª saidª° unto¹ God,ª [Is it] not¹ I¹ [that] commandedª° the peopleª to be numbered?ª° even I¹ it¹ is that¹ have sinnedª° and done evil²° indeed;ª° but [as for] these¹ sheep,ª what¹ have they done?ª° let thine hand,ª I pray thee,¹ O LORDª my God,ª be¹ on me, and on my father'sª house;ª but not¹ on thy people,ª that they should be plagued.ª" {1Ch 21:1-17} + "And againª° the angerª of the LORDª was kindledª° against Israel,ª and he movedª°¹ Davidª against them to say,ª° Go,²°¹ numberª°¹ Israelª and Judah.ª ... So the LORDª sentª° a pestilenceª upon Israelª from the morningª even to¹ the timeª appointed:ª and there diedª° of¹ the peopleª from Danª¹ even to¹ Beershebaª seventyª thousandª men.ª" {2Sm 24:1-15}
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