Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel - This sentence is the heading of the whole chapter, which goes on to describe the sin which kindled this anger, namely, the numbering of the people I Chronicles 21:7-8; I Chronicles 27:24. There is no note of time, except that the word "again" shows that these events happened "after" those of 2 Sam. 21. (Compare also II Samuel 24:25; II Samuel 21:14.)
And he moved David - In I Chronicles 21:1 the statement is, "and an adversary" (not "Satan," as the King James Version, since there is no article prefixed, as in Job 1:6; Job 2:1, etc.) "stood up against Israel and moved David," just as I Kings 11:14, I Kings 11:23, I Kings 11:25 first Hadad, and then Rezon, is said to have been "an adversary" (Satan) to Solomon and to Israel. Hence, our text should be rendered, "For one moved David against them." We are not told whose advice it was, but some one, who proved himself an enemy to the best interests of David and Israel, urged the king to number the people.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
1 Chronicles 21:1
1 Chronicles 21:1
Amos 9:1
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