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Joab said to the king, Now Yahweh your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?
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The Sin Was Pride, Not Math
Commentators agree that David's sin was not the act of counting but the pride behind it. Matthew Henry explains David was trusting in the 'arm of flesh'—the size of his army—rather than in God. This reveals a crucial principle: God judges the thoughts and intents of the heart, and what seems minor to us can be a great sin to Him.
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2 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Why doth my lord? —Even in the eyes of the unscrupulous Joab, David’s act was abominable. Joab never gives evidence of be…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Joab said unto the king Not so rudely and insolently as he did on account of his mourning for Absalom, but in a …
Presbyterian
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…
