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so he punished Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />God was very displeased with the census, and he punished Israel for it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And this thing was displeasing in the sight of God, so He struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now God was displeased with this act [of arrogance and pride], and He struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This command was also evil in God’s sight, so he afflicted Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This command was also evil in God&#8217s sight, so He afflicted Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David's order to count the people made God angry, and he punished Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />God considered the census to be sinful, so he struck Israel [with a plague].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God was displeased with what had been done, so he punished Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God considered this behavior to be evil, so he attacked Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God was also offended by it, so he attacked Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And God was displeased with this thing, therefore he smote Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it is evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, and He strikes Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it is evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, and He smiteth Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be evil in the eyes of God concerning this word, and he will strike Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And God was displeased with this thing that was commanded: and he struck Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then God was displeased with what had been ordered, and so he struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This command was evil in the sight of God, and he struck Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD was displeased with this thing, because David had numbered Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the matter was evil in the eyes of LORD JEHOVAH, because David numbered Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He smote Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>there was</i> evil in the sight of the Lord respecting this thing; and he smote Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=5824" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Judgment for David's Sin</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">command</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: way·yê·ra‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">was also evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yaḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">so He struck</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">2 Samuel 24:10</a></span><br />After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-1.htm">2 Samuel 24:1</a></span><br />Again 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11-12</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them? / I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-31.htm">Exodus 32:31-32</a></span><br />So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves. / Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-13.htm">2 Samuel 12:13</a></span><br />Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. / For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-5.htm">1 Kings 15:5</a></span><br />For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-8.htm">1 Chronicles 21:8-10</a></span><br />Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.” / And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer, / “Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">1 Chronicles 27:23-24</a></span><br />David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky. / Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9-10</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? / I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-17.htm">James 4:17</a></span><br />Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a></span><br />After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a></span><br />For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-9</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/11-27.htm">2 Samuel 11:27</a></b></br> And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-5.htm">1 Kings 15:5</a></b></br> Because David did <i>that which was</i> right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any <i>thing</i> that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.</p><p class="hdg">he smote</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-14.htm">1 Chronicles 21:14</a></b></br> So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">Joshua 7:1,5,13</a></b></br> But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/22-16.htm">Joshua 22:16-26</a></b></br> Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass <i>is</i> this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD? 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In the biblical context, taking a census was not inherently wrong, but it required divine sanction (<a href="/exodus/30-12.htm">Exodus 30:12</a>). David's action was driven by pride and a lack of trust in God's provision and protection. This phrase highlights the moral and spiritual evaluation from God's perspective, emphasizing that human actions are judged by divine standards. The phrase "in the sight of God" underscores the omniscience of God, who sees and evaluates the intentions of the heart (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>).<p><b>so He struck Israel.</b><br>God's response to David's sin was to send a plague upon Israel, resulting in the death of 70,000 men (<a href="/1_chronicles/21-14.htm">1 Chronicles 21:14</a>). This demonstrates the principle of corporate responsibility, where the sin of a leader can have consequences for the people. It also reflects the seriousness with which God views sin, especially when it involves a breach of trust in Him. The striking of Israel serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and His people, where obedience brings blessing and disobedience brings judgment (Deuteronomy 28). This event foreshadows the ultimate judgment and redemption through Jesus Christ, who bore the consequences of sin on behalf of humanity (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who ordered the census, which was considered sinful in God's eyes.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who judged the action as evil and brought consequences upon Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation that suffered as a result of David's sin, highlighting the communal impact of individual actions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/joab.htm">Joab</a></b><br>David's military commander who initially resisted the king's order to conduct the census.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/census.htm">Census</a></b><br>The event initiated by David that led to God's displeasure and subsequent judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is not just a personal matter; it affects others and grieves God. David's census was a direct disobedience to God's commands, showing that even leaders are not above God's law.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God is crucial. David's failure to adhere to God's instructions regarding the census led to severe consequences for Israel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While sin has consequences, God offers a path to restoration through repentance. David's later actions demonstrate the importance of seeking God's mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>Leaders bear a significant responsibility for their actions. David's decision impacted the entire nation, reminding us that leadership requires humility and accountability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>God's response to sin is just and righteous. His actions remind us of His holiness and the need for reverence in our relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_god's_anger_and_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the portrayal of God’s anger with His mercy in 1 Chronicles 21?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_chron_27's_census_align.htm">How does 1 Chronicles 27's census reconcile with other conflicting census figures in the Bible (e.g., 2 Samuel 24)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_record_a_partial_count_in_1_chron_27.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 27:23–24 mention divine wrath for numbering, yet still record a partial count of fighting men? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/israel's_fighting_men_count.htm">How many fighting men were in Israel? (2 Samuel 24:9 vs. 1 Chronicles 21:5)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7-13) The Divine wrath, declared by Gad the seer.<p>(7) <span class= "bld">And God was</span> <span class= "bld">displeased.</span>--This verse also is not read in Samuel, which has instead, "And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people." The peculiarities of expression in Samuel suggest textual corruption. The chronicler's verse is a sort of general heading, or anticipative summary, to the following narrative. The margin rightly renders the first clause (see Genesis 21 for the same unusual construction).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Smote Israel</span>. These two words serve simply to summarize in the first instance what the compiler is about to rehearse at greater length. The parallel place shows, "And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people." Some better power occasioned that smiting. Reflection brought to David's heart and conscience (<a href="/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5</a>), as often to those of others, restored vitality. The exact circumstances or providences, however, which roused into action the conscience of David are not stated. The second clause of our verse cannot refer to any preliminary smiting, but to the oncoming visitation of pestilence. It is noticeable, if only as a coincidence, that the eleventh verse of the parallel passage (<a href="/2_samuel/24-11.htm">2 Samuel 24:11</a>) opens with a similarly ambiguously placed clause, "For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the Prophet Gad," although this is explainable simply as our insufficient Authorized Version rendering. However, failing any external cause, the beginning of ver. 10 in this same parallel place may intimate the adequate account of all in the <span class="accented">spontaneous</span> stirring of David's conscience" the bitter thoughts of conscience born." In these two verses we suddenly come upon the name "God" instead of "the Lord," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Jehovah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">command</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדָּבָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was also evil</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֙רַע֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the sight</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵינֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God;</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so He struck</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">1 Chronicles 21:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">1 Chronicles 21:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">1 Chronicles 21:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">1 Chronicles 21:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">1 Chronicles 21:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">1 Chronicles 21:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">1 Chronicles 21:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">1 Chronicles 21:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">1 Chronicles 21:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">1 Chronicles 21:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 21:7 God was displeased with this thing (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 21:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 21:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 21:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 21:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>