1 Chronicles 21:30

³⁰וְלֹא־יָכֹל דָּוִיד לָלֶכֶת לְפָנָיו לִדְרֹשׁ אֱלֹהִים; כִּי נִבְעַת, מִפְּנֵי חֶרֶב מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה׃ ס

1 Chronicles 21 recounts one of the most troubling episodes in David's reign: his decision to number Israel, an act that brings severe judgment upon the nation. Satan incites David to take a census, and even Joab's protest cannot stop him. God sends the prophet Gad with a choice of