1 Chronicles 21:14

“So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.”

"So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men." - 1 Chronicles 21:14
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What does 1 Chronicles 21:14 mean?

The verse 1 Chronicles 21:14 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men." This verse comes from a passage that tells the story of King David's sinful decision to have a census taken of…

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The Weight of Sin: A Reflection on Divine Judgment

When we read the chilling verse in 1 Chronicles 21:14, “So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men,” we are immediately confronted with the severe reality of divine judgment and the weight of collective sin. This passage speaks volumes…

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A Prayer for Mercy and Healing in Times of Pestilence

O Sovereign Lord, Master of heaven and earth, We come before You with humble hearts, recognizing Your sovereignty over all creation. You are the Almighty God, the Creator and Sustainer of life. In the presence of storms and calamities, Your voice is our refuge, and Your shelter…

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1 Chronicles 21:14 - "¶ So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men."
1 Chronicles 1:21 - "Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,"
1 Chronicles 1:14 - "The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,"
2 Chronicles 21:14 - "Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:"
John 14:15-21
1 Chronicles 8:21 - "And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;"
1 Chronicles 21:1 - "And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel."
1 Chronicles 14:7 - "And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet."
1 Chronicles 14:6 - "And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"
1 Chronicles 8:14 - "And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,"
1 Chronicles 14:5 - "And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,"
1 Chronicles 24:21 - "Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah."
1 Chronicles 24:14 - "The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,"
1 Chronicles 2:14 - "Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,"
1 Chronicles 9:21 - "And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
1 Chronicles 21:7 - "And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel."
1 Chronicles 21:9 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,"
"Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah," - 1 Chronicles 1:21
1 Chronicles 21:21 - "And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground."
1 Chronicles 23:21 - "¶ The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish."
1 Kings 21:14 - "Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead."
1 Chronicles 6:14 - "And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,"
1 Chronicles 3:14 - "Amon his son, Josiah his son."
1 Chronicles 14:9 - "And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
1 Chronicles 25:21 - "The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:"
1 Chronicles 14:13 - "And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley."
"The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite," - 1 Chronicles 1:14
1 Chronicles 21:19 - "And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD."
1 Chronicles 21:6 - "But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab."