1 Chronicles 21:7 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And it is evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing, and He smiteth Israel,

English ASV

And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

English Amplified

And God was displeased with this [reliance on human resources], and He smote Israel.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And God was displeased with this [reliance on human resources], and He smote Israel.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

This command was also evil in God’s sight, so he afflicted Israel.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And God was displeased on account of this thing, and he smote Israel.

English EASY 2024

God was also angry because David had done this thing. So he decided to punish Israel.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

David had done a bad thing in God's sight, so God punished Israel.

But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

God was displeased with what had been done, so he punished Israel.

English God's Word - GW 1995

God considered the census to be sinful, so he struck Israel {with a plague}.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

This command was also evil in God's sight, so He afflicted Israel.

English KJV 1611

And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

English LSB

And this thing was displeasing in the sight of God, so He struck Israel.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Now this thing was evil in the sight of God, and He struck Israel.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

This command displeased God, who began to punish Israel.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

God was also offended by it, so he attacked Israel.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

It was also evil in the sight of God. So he punished Israel.

English NIV

This command was also evil in the sight of God; so he punished Israel.

English NKJ 1982

And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel.

English NLT

God was very displeased with the census, and he punished Israel for it.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But God was displeased with this thing, and he smote Israel.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And God, too, was displeased with the census and punished Israel for it.

English Tyndale 1537

And the Lord(God) was displeased with this thing, and smote Israel.

1 Chronicles 21:7 — Compare Translations