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1 Chronicles 21:12-17 David's Census and the Tabernacle Preparations

12 three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies, with their swords overtaking you, or three days of the sword of the Lord—days of plague in the land, with the angel of the Lord ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should answer the one who sent me.”

13 David said to Gad, “I am in deep distress. Let me fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”

14 So the Lord sent a plague on Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead.

15 And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the Lord saw it and was grieved because of the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

16 David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand extended over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.

17 David said to God, “Was it not I who ordered the fighting men to be counted? I am the one who has sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? O Lord my God, let your hand fall upon me and my family, but do not let this plague remain on your people.”

Cross References for 1 Chronicles 21:12-17

Leviticus 26:17 - I will set my face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies; those who hate you... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:17 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:17

2 Samuel 21:1 - The Gibeonites Avenged During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:1 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 21:1

Deuteronomy 28:35 - The Lord will afflict your knees and legs with painful boils that cannot be cured, spreading fr... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:35 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:35

Isaiah 37:36 - Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 37:36 Click to read the verse Isaiah 37:36

Matthew 13:49-50 - This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from... Click to read the verse Matthew 13:49-50 Click to read the verse Matthew 13:49-50

Acts 12:23 - Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, an... Click to read the verse Acts 12:23 Click to read the verse Acts 12:23

1 Chronicles 21:15-16 - And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the Lord saw it and ... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:15-16 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:15-16

1 Kings 17:1 - Elijah Fed by Ravens Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 17:1 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 17:1

2 Kings 8:1 - The Shunammite’s Land Restored Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to li... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:1 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:1

Luke 4:25 - I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for ... Click to read the verse Luke 4:25 Click to read the verse Luke 4:25

2 Samuel 24:13 - So Gad went to David and said to him, “Shall there come upon you three years of famine in your ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 24:13 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 24:13

Lamentations 4:9 - Those killed by the sword are better off than those who die of famine; racked with hunger, they... Click to read the verse Lamentations 4:9 Click to read the verse Lamentations 4:9

Deuteronomy 28:27 - The Lord will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, festering sores and the itch... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:27 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:27

1 Kings 8:37 - “When famine or plague comes to the land, or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers, or when... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 8:37 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 8:37

Exodus 12:23 - When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the ... Click to read the verse Exodus 12:23 Click to read the verse Exodus 12:23

Exodus 30:12 - “When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the Lord a ransom fo... Click to read the verse Exodus 30:12 Click to read the verse Exodus 30:12

Leviticus 26:10 - You will still be eating last year’s harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:10 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:10

Leviticus 26:36-37 - “‘As for those of you who are left, I will make their hearts so fearful in the lands of their e... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:36-37 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:36-37

Deuteronomy 28:25 - The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will come at them from one dire... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:25 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:25

Deuteronomy 28:15 - Curses for Disobedience However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully foll... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:15 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:15

Deuteronomy 28:22 - The Lord will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:22 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:22

Psalms 91:6 - nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. Click to read the verse Psalms 91:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 91:6

Isaiah 66:16 - For with fire and with his sword the Lord will execute judgment upon all men, and many will be ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:16 Click to read the verse Isaiah 66:16

Jeremiah 47:6 - “‘Ah, sword of the Lord,’ you cry, ‘how long till you rest? Return to your scabbard; cease and ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 47:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 47:6

Jeremiah 12:12 - Over all the barren heights in the desert destroyers will swarm, for the sword of the Lord will... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 12:12 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 12:12

1 Chronicles 21:27 - Then the Lord spoke to the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath. Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:27 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:27

2 Kings 19:35 - That night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand m... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 19:35 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 19:35

Ezekiel 14:19-21 - “Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath upon it through bloodshed, killing ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 14:19-21 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 14:19-21

2 Samuel 24:13-14 - So Gad went to David and said to him, “Shall there come upon you three years of famine in your ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 24:13-14 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 24:13-14

Jeremiah 42:16 - then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow you into ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:16 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:16

Deuteronomy 28:51-52 - They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:51-52 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:51-52

Leviticus 26:25-29 - And I will bring the sword upon you to avenge the breaking of the covenant. When you withdraw i... Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:25-29 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:25-29

Revelation 7:1-3 - 144,000 Sealed After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding ... Click to read the verse Revelation 7:1-3 Click to read the verse Revelation 7:1-3