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7 It was also evil in the sight of God. So he punished Israel.
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1 Chronicles 21:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 21:7

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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1 Chronicles 21:7 In-Context

5 Joab reported to David how many fighting men he had counted. In the whole land of Israel there were 1,100,000 men who could use a sword well. That included 470,000 men in Judah.
6 But Joab didn't include the tribes of Levi and Benjamin in the total number. The king's command was sickening to Joab.
7 It was also evil in the sight of God. So he punished Israel.
8 Then David said to God, "I committed a great sin when I counted Israel's men. I beg you to take away my guilt. I've done a very foolish thing."
9 The LORD spoke to David's prophet Gad. He said,
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