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Joab said, Yahweh make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, aren`t they all my lord`s servants? why does my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?
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The Sin of Prideful Counting
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon identify David's primary sin as pride. By numbering the people, David was acting as if they were his own subjects to be counted and measured, rather than God's covenant people. He was taking stock of his own strength instead of trusting in God. This serves as a warning against the temptation to measure our own accomplishments and take glory that belongs to God alone.
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
The Census.
Baptist
It greatly magnifies a wrong action when we are rebuked for it, especially if that rebuke comes from a man not known for having a tender conscience…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).
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Presbyterian
No mention is made in this book of David's sin in the matter of Uriah, nor of the troubles that followed it, for they had no necessary connection w…