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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

1 Chronicles 21 - Introduction

A.M. 2986. B.C. 1018.

David causes Joab to number the people, 1 Chronicles 21:1. He repents, 1 Chronicles 21:7; 1 Chronicles 21:8. God gives him his choice of three judgments, and he chooses the pestilence, 1 Chronicles 21:9. The havoc made thereby: Jerusalem spared, 1 Chronicles 21:14; 1 Chronicles 21:15. David's prayer, 1 Chronicles 21:16; 1 Chronicles 21:17. His sacrifice and staying of the plague, 1 Chronicles 21:18.

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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