2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:1 The Lord’s anger and David’s sin lead to a plague. It also leads to the purchase of a place of worship in Jerusalem. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:3 By numbering the people for military purposes (v. 2 Samuel 24:9), David apparently was showing a lack of trust in the Lord to supply soldiers when they were needed. He was also displaying a sinful pride in the hundreds of thousands of fighting men at his command (see v... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:5 The FORTRESS OF TYRE was probably an Israelite fortress. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:9 For the contradiction between these numbers and those given in 1 Chronicles 21:5, see note there. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:10 I HAVE SINNED. See note on v. 3. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:13 Pestilence kills faster (THREE DAYS) than famine (THREE YEARS). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:17 BEHOLD, I HAVE SINNED. David pleads that the people may not suffer for his sin. But he is the representative of God’s people: they will bear the consequences of his behavior, whether good or evil. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0,... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:18 GO UP. From David’s home there was a yet higher place, the THRESHING FLOOR OF ARAUNAH THE JEBUSITE. The Jebusites were the previous inhabitants of Jerusalem (see 2 Samuel 5:6), and some still lived there. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for ... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:20 ARAUNAH LOOKED DOWN. Threshing floors were usually on a high place so that the wind could blow the chaff away. This site was on the top of a hill about 450 yards (412 m) to the north of the city of David (see illustration). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTa... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:23 David feels that, because he is the one who sinned, and because it is for the sake of the nation, he should pay for the sacrifice. He pays FIFTY SHEKELS OF SILVER for the THRESHING FLOOR AND THE OXEN. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var... [ Continue Reading ]
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:25 The parallel account in 1 Chronicles 22:1 states that this threshing floor is where Solomon would build the temple. This is a fitting end to the story of David. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]