1 Chronicles 21:2 supplies some missing words. This passage should read, as in 2 Samuel 24:4, And the king said to Joab…

For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was]
with him
Or who was wi…

Because of the people's sin, David was allowed to act wrongly, and in his chastisement, they received punishment. This example sheds light on God's…