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The king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now back and forth through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number you the people, that I may know the sum of the people.
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The Sin of Prideful Trust
Commentators agree that David's command for a census was not for a practical need but stemmed from pride. Scholars John Gill and Matthew Henry explain that David wanted to know the size of his army to boast and place his confidence in human strength—an 'arm of flesh'—rather than in God. This act of trusting in numbers over God was the core of his sin.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
1 Chronicles 21:2 supplies some missing words. This passage should read, as in 2 Samuel 24:4, And the king said to Joab…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
