Is This a Lie of the Serpent?

Brent: Is it accurate to say god was angry because david wanted to do something incorrect? A do something incorrect, right? Would that be an accurate statement? Oh yes, absolutely, it would be right. But is the chronicler also accurate to say there was a much bigger story behind the story that would cause David to do that in the first place? Brent: It's the fact that satan's agenda was alive and well in his people. And so he's going to bring guilt on all israel. Centuries of looking back on the story has taught the chronicler both storis true but with more perspective.