David Counts the Fighting Men(A)

21 Satan(B) rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census(C) of Israel.

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

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One day the angels[a](A) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan[b](B) also came with them.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 1:6 Hebrew the sons of God
  2. Job 1:6 Hebrew satan means adversary.

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

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The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”(A)

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And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

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Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job?(A) There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God(B) and shuns evil.”(C)

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And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

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“Does Job fear God for nothing?”(A) Satan replied.

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Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

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12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has(A) is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.”(B)

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

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12 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

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On another day the angels[a](A) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them(B) to present himself before him.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 2:1 Hebrew the sons of God

Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.

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And the Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”(A)

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And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

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Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.(A) And he still maintains his integrity,(B) though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”(C)

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And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

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“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has(A) for his own life.

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And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

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The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands;(A) but you must spare his life.”(B)

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And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

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So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.(A)

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So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

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Clean Garments for the High Priest

Then he showed me Joshua(A) the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan[a](B) standing at his right side to accuse him.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 3:1 Hebrew satan means adversary.

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

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