Talált 4406 Eredmények: People Of Israel
The God of Israel has spoken, the Rock of Israel has said to me: when one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God, (2 Samuel 23, 3)
Again the anger of Yahweh blazed out against Israel. So he let David harm them in this way, "Count the people of Israel and Judah." (2 Samuel 24, 1)
The king said to Joab and the commanders of the army who were with him, "Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and count the people that I may know how many they are." (2 Samuel 24, 2)
Joab told the king, "May Yahweh your God multiply the people a hundred times and may my lord the king see this blessing. But why does my lord the king want to take a census?" (2 Samuel 24, 3)
But the king's word prevailed so that Joab and the commanders of the army went out from the king's presence in order to count the people of Israel. (2 Samuel 24, 4)
Joab gave the total count of the people to the king: eight hundred thousand sword-wielding warriors in Israel and five hundred thousand men in Judah. (2 Samuel 24, 9)
But after he had the people counted, David felt remorse and said to Yahweh, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done, but now, O Yahweh, I ask you to forgive my sin for I have acted foolishly." (2 Samuel 24, 10)
So Yahweh sent a pestilence on Israel from morning until the appointed time, causing the death of seventy thousand men from Dan to Beersheba. (2 Samuel 24, 15)
When the angel stretched forth his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, Yahweh would punish no more and said to the angel who was causing destruction among the people, "It is enough, hold back your hand." The angel of Yahweh was already at the threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite. (2 Samuel 24, 16)
When David saw the angel striking the people, he spoke to Yahweh and said, "I have sinned and acted wickedly, but these are only the sheep; what have they done? Let your hand strike me and my father's family." (2 Samuel 24, 17)
"Why has my lord the king come to his servant?" David answered, "I will buy your threshing floor in order to build an altar to Yahweh so that the plague may end among the people." (2 Samuel 24, 21)
David built there an altar to Yahweh and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So Yahweh had mercy on the land and the plague ended in Israel. (2 Samuel 24, 25)
