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Hebrew Texts וְלֹא־ נָשָׂ֤א דָוִיד֙ מִסְפָּרָ֔ם לְמִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּלְמָ֑טָּה כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה לְהַרְבֹּ֥ות אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כְּכֹוכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ KJV with Strong's But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens דברי הימים א 27:23 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex וְלֹא־נָשָׂ֤א דָוִיד֙ מִסְפָּרָ֔ם לְמִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּלְמָ֑טָּה כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה לְהַרְבֹּ֥ות אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כְּכֹוכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ דברי הימים א 27:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) דברי הימים א 27:23 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) דברי הימים א 27:23 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible But David did not count those twenty years of age and under, because the LORD had said He would multiply Israel as the stars of heaven. King James Bible But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens. Holman Christian Standard Bible David didn't count the men aged 20 or under, for the LORD had said He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of heaven. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge David took not It seems probable, from this passage, that Joab began, by David's order, to number the children, as well as adults, but was prevented from finishing the account, probably because the plague had begun. The numbering of the effective men might have been deemed a political expedient; but pride and ostentation alone could dictate the numbering of minors and infants, especially as God had pronounced the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, innumerable. from twenty Numbers 1:18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day … he would increase Genesis 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, … Hebrews 11:12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many … Links 1 Chronicles 27:23 • 1 Chronicles 27:23 NIV • 1 Chronicles 27:23 NLT • 1 Chronicles 27:23 ESV • 1 Chronicles 27:23 NASB • 1 Chronicles 27:23 KJV • 1 Chronicles 27:23 Bible Apps • 1 Chronicles 27:23 Biblia Paralela • 1 Chronicles 27:23 Chinese Bible • 1 Chronicles 27:23 French Bible • 1 Chronicles 27:23 German Bible • Bible Hub |
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