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Read Full Chapter (1 Chronicles 21) 1 Chronicles 21:7 KJV
"And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel."
1 Chronicles 21:7 in Context (Verses 4–10 KJV)
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Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
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¶ And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
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But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.
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And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.*
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And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
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¶ And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,
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Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.*