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Explaining the Numbers
Scholars note that the numbers here (1.1M for Israel, 470k for Judah) differ from the parallel account in 2 Samuel 24:9 (800k for Israel, 500k for Judah). Two main explanations are offered: it could be a simple scribal error, or the Chronicler may have included David's standing army of about 300,000 men, which would harmonize the totals for Israel (800,000 + 300,000 = 1,100,000).
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1 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Chronicles 21:5
18th Century
Theologian
In 2 Samuel 24:9, the numbers are different. The explanation given there is not as widely accepted as the theory that the numbers have …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 21:1–6
19th Century
Bishop
The Census.
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Chronicles 21:4–6
19th Century
Preacher
So he did no more of it than he absolutely had to.
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John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 21:5
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).
Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 21:1–30
17th Century
Minister
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…