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# An adversary arose against Israel
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Possible meanings of "adversary" are 1) this refers to Satan who decided to cause trouble for Israel or 2) this refers to an enemy army that began to threaten Israel.
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# incited David to count Israel
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"caused David to do wrong, to count Israel." If your language has a word for getting someone to become angry and do something he knows is wrong, you should use it here.
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# count the people of Israel ... that I may know their number
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It is apparent from [1 Chronicles 21:5](./04.md) that David wanted to count only the men who were able to fight.
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