"And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?"
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Verse 2 Samuel 24:3. _JOAB SAID UNTO THE KING_] This very bad man saw
that the measure now recommended by the king was a wrong one, and
might be ruinous to the people, and therefore he remonstrates ag...
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4. DAVID'S FAILURE: THE ALTAR ON THE THRESHING FLOOR OF ARAUNAH
CHAPTER 24
_ 1. The numbering of the people (2 Samuel 24:1)_
2. The sin acknowledged and Gad's message (2 Samuel 24:10)
3. The pesti...
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1 SAMUEL 24. THE CENSUS (J). (_Cf._ p. 292.) This event also may
belong to the beginning of David's reign over all Israel.
2 SAMUEL 24:1. Here is another illustration of the imperfect
recognition of...
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GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim_. App-4....
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The Numbering of the People
1. _again_ The previous manifestation of God's anger referred to was
the famine (ch. 21). It is possible that the two narratives stood in
close juxtaposition in the origin...
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JOAB SAID UNTO THE KING— It is evident, that this action of David
was thought a very wrong step, even by Joab himself, who remonstrated
against it, as apprehensive of the bad consequences which might...
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5. The Sin of Census, 2 Samuel 24:1-25_._
The Numbering. 2 Samuel 24:1-9
And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he
moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Jud...
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_AND JOAB SAID UNTO THE KING, NOW THE LORD THY GOD ADD UNTO THE
PEOPLE, HOW MANY SOEVER THEY BE, AN HUNDREDFOLD, AND THAT THE EYES OF
MY LORD THE KING MAY SEE IT: BUT WHY DOTH MY LORD THE KING DELIGHT...
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THE NUMBERING OF THE PEOPLE, AND ITS PENALTY
In punishment for David's sin in numbering the people, God sends a
pestilence, which slays 70,000 men. In gratitude for the stay of the
plague, David erec...
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 24
DAVID COUNTS THE *ISRAELITES
V1 Again the *Lord was angry with *Israel. He made David cause trouble
for the *Israelites. He said...
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WHY DOTH MY LORD? — Even in the eyes of the unscrupulous Joab
David’s act was abominable. Joab never gives evidence of being
influenced by religious motives, but his natural shrewdness sufficed
to sho...
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וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר יֹואָ֜ב אֶל ־הַ מֶּ֗לֶךְ
וְ יֹוסֵ֣ף יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ אֶל ־הָ
עָ֜ם כָּהֵ֤ם...
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CHAPTER XXXII.
_ THE NUMBERING OF ISRAEL._
2 Samuel 24:1
THOUGH David's life was now drawing to its close, neither his sins nor
his chastisements were yet exhausted. One of his chief offences was
c...
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A PROUD HEART HUMBLED
2 Samuel 24:1
The sin of numbering the people lay in its _motive._ David was
animated by a spirit of pride and vainglory. He was eager to make a
fine showing among the surround...
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The Book closes with one other picture, reminding us of the direct
government of the people by God in that He visited the king and the
nation with punishment for numbering the people.
It has been obje...
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_Thing. He speaks in stronger terms, and adds, (1 Paralipomenon xxi.
3,) which may be imputed as a sin to Israel. Joab was not extremely
religious: yet he perceived the evil consequences, and, along w...
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(3) And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the
people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of
my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king deli...
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In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course
no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only
a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
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Chapter 24 leads us into a subject which requires particular notice.
The wrath of God is kindled again against Israel. It is not in the
mind of the Spirit to inform us on what occasion this took place...
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AND JOAB SAID UNTO THE KING,.... Not so rudely and insolently as he
did on account of his mourning for Absalom, but in a more modest,
decent, and polite manner:
NOW THE LORD THY GOD ADD UNTO THE PEOP...
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And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people,
how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord
the king may see [it]: but why doth my lord the king deligh...
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_And Joab said, Now the Lord thy God add unto the people,_ &c. Thus we
see that this action of David was thought a very wrong step, even by
Joab himself, who remonstrated against it, as apprehensive o...
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1 Dauid tempted by Satan, forceth Ioab to number the people.
5 The captaines in nine moneths and twentie dayes, bring the muster of
eleuen thousand fighting men.
10 Dauid hauing three plagues propou...
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THE PEOPLE NUMBERED...
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The reason for God's anger burning against Israel (v.1) is not told
us: if there is no public occasion for it, then it must be due to the
moral and spiritual condition of the nation. Very likely that...
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1-9 For the people's sin David was left to act wrong, and in his
chastisement they received punishment. This example throws light upon
God's government of the world, and furnishes a useful lesson. The...
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What reason or necessity is there for this action? It is to no
purpose, and will be burdensome to thy people, and may offend God, and
produce ill effects....
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2 Samuel 24:3 Joab H3097 said H559 (H8799) king H4428 LORD H3068 God
H430 add H3254 (H8686) people H5971 times H3967 H6471 are H1992 eyes
H5869 lord H113 king H4428 see H7200 (H8802) lord H113 king H4...
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CONTENTS: David's sin in numbering the people. His choice of
punishment.
CHARACTERS: God, angel (Jesus), Joab, David, Gad, Araunah.
CONCLUSION: God does not judge of sin as we do. What appears to us...
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2 Samuel 24:1. _The Lord moved David._ He permitted Satan to stand up
against Israel. 1 Chronicles 21:1.
2 Samuel 24:9. _There were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant
men that drew the sword; an...
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_Go, number Israel and Judah._
DAVID NUMBERING THE PEOPLE
I. The sin committed by David. It is possible that David dwelt with
satisfaction upon the thought of his ample resources and numerous
armies,...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:1 The Lord’s anger and David’s sin
lead to a plague. It also leads to the purchase of a place of worship
in Jerusalem.
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2 Samuel 24:1. “AGAIN,” Evidently referring to the famine
mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:1. “ISRAEL.” Some special national guilt
not specified must be here referred to. If, as most writers suppose,
this oc...
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 24:1
AND AGAIN THE ANGER OF JEHOVAH WAS KINDLED AGAINST ISRAEL. It is
probable that this chapter once stood in intimate connection with 2
Samuel 21:1; and that the famine therein...
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Chapter twenty four,
Again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved
David against them to say, Go, and number Israel and Judah. For the
king said to Joab the captain of the host...
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1 Chronicles 21:3; 1 Chronicles 21:4; 2 Samuel 10:12; Isaiah 60:5;
Proverbs 14:28; Psalms 115:14...