1 Chronicles 21:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 21:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 21:1 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 21:1 — KJV
“And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.”
— 1 Chronicles 21:1 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 21:1 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 21:1
“And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 21:1: against, israel, david
“Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David. was: Heb. ascended”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 21:1: against, israel, david
“That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered: and were: Heb. who stood”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 21:1: stood, israel, number
“And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 21:1: stood, against, israel
“And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 21:1: stood, israel, david
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