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2 Samuel 24:1 [1] See 1CH 21:1. As in the case of Paul's thorn in the flesh (2CO 12:7; cf 1CO 5:5), God sometimes accomplishes His purposes by allowing Satan to inflict injury or cause trouble.
2 Samuel 24:1 [1] See 1CH 21:1. As in the case of Paul's thorn in the flesh (2CO 12:7; cf 1CO 5:5), God sometimes accomplishes His purposes by allowing Satan to inflict injury or cause trouble.
2 Samuel 24:1 [2] Ordinarily taking a census would have been a routine procedure for a nation as a way of assessing taxes or conscripting and assigning men to an army. But in Israel none of this was necessary unless it was commanded by God, and David's action was the product of ego and an uncharacteristic shift of trust and dependence from God to human resources (as Joab suspected, v 3). To his credit, David eventually realized this and came to God in repentance.
2 Samuel 24:1 [2] Ordinarily taking a census would have been a routine procedure for a nation as a way of assessing taxes or conscripting and assigning men to an army. But in Israel none of this was necessary unless it was commanded by God, and David's action was the product of ego and an uncharacteristic shift of trust and dependence from God to human resources (as Joab suspected, v 3). To his credit, David eventually realized this and came to God in repentance.
2 Samuel 24:3 [3] Lit delight in.
2 Samuel 24:3 [3] Lit delight in.
2 Samuel 24:24 [4] Later Solomon would build his temple on this site.
2 Samuel 24:24 [4] Later Solomon would build his temple on this site.
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