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Job 1:6

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.

KJV

Quadam autem die, cum venissent filii Dei ut assisterent coram Domino, affuit inter eos etiam Satan.

Vulgate

Καὶ ὡς ἐγένετο ἡ ἡμέρα αὕτη, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἦλθον οἱ ἄγγελοι τοῦ θεοῦ παραστῆναι ἐνώπιον τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ ὁ διάβολος ἦλθεν μετ’ αὐτῶν.

LXX

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

ASV

וַ/יְהִ֣י הַ/יּ֔וֹם וַ/יָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים לְ/הִתְיַצֵּ֖ב עַל יְהוָ֑ה וַ/יָּב֥וֹא גַֽם הַ/שָּׂטָ֖ן בְּ/תוֹכָֽ/ם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
גַּם
gm
adverb · 764×
הִתְיַצֵּ֖ב
htytsb
verb · 48×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שָּׂטָ֔ן
shtn
noun · 27×
ת֣וֹךְ
tvk
noun · 416×

Themes

Doctrines that cite this verse

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§441In the Old Testament, "son of God" is a title given to the angels, the Chosen People, the children of Israel, and their kings.44 It signifies an adoptive sonship that establishes a relationship of particular intimacy between God and his creature. When the promised Messiah-King is called "son of God", it does not necessarily imply that he was more than human, according to the li…
Is offering a sacrifice to God of the law of nature? Should sacrifice be offered to God alone? Is the offering of a sacrifice a special act of virtue? Are all bound to offer sacrifice? Article 1. Whether offering a sacrifice to God is of the law of nature? Objection 1. It would seem that offering a sacrifice to God is not of the natural law. Things that are of the natural law a…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 21:1 — And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
  • 1Chr 21:1 — And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
  • 1Kgs 22:19 — And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
  • 1Kgs 22:19 — And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
  • 1Pet 5:8 — Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
  • 2Chr 18:20 — Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?
  • Dan 3:25 — He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
  • Dan 3:25 — He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
  • Gen 6:2 — That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
  • Gen 6:4 — There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old,
  • Heb 1:14 — Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
  • Isa 6:2 — Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
  • Job 2:1 — Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
  • Job 2:1 — Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
  • Job 38:7 — When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
  • Job 38:7 — When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
  • John 6:70 — Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
  • Luke 3:38 — Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
  • Luke 22:31 — And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
  • Mark 4:15 — And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
  • Matt 18:10 — Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
  • Ps 103:20 — Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
  • Rev 12:9 — And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
  • Rev 12:9 — And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
  • Zech 3:1 — And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
  • Zech 3:1 — And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
  • Zech 6:5 — And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the LORD of all the earth.
  • Zech 6:7 — And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.