David's heart smote him His conscience discerned his sin, and he was heartily sorry for it. That heart, which was so lately dilated with vanity, now shrunk into contrition and penitence. O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant Or, the punishment of mine iniquity. Since he condemned himself and begged pardon, he hoped the punishment deserved might be remitted. But he was deceived; because not only himself but his people also had offended.
Verse 2 Samuel 24:10. _DAVID SAID - I HAVE SINNED GREATLY_] We know not exactly in what this sin consisted. I have already hinted, 2 Samuel 24:1, that probably David now began to covet an extension o...
4. DAVID'S FAILURE: THE ALTAR ON THE THRESHING FLOOR OF ARAUNAH CHAPTER 24 _ 1. The numbering of the people (2 Samuel 24:1)_ 2. The sin acknowledged and Gad's message (2 Samuel 24:10) 3. The pesti...
1 SAMUEL 24. THE CENSUS (J). (_Cf._ p. 292.) This event also may belong to the beginning of David's reign over all Israel. 2 SAMUEL 24:1. Here is another illustration of the imperfect recognition of...
I HAVE SINNED. Probably conviction of pride or other sinful motive. Hebrew. _hatah._ App-44. TAKE AWAY. cause to pass over. See 2 Samuel 12:13 INIQUITY. See App-44....
The choice of punishments 10. _David's heart smote him_ Conscience accused him, and he became aware of his guilt. He recognised the sinfulness of the proud and vainglorious spirit of self-confidence...
DAVID SAID,—I HAVE SINNED— The specific nature of his sin may be easily determined and understood, though it has embarrassed many of the commentators; for, among other commands which were given by Mos...
_The Plague._ 2 Samuel 24:10-15 10 And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee,...
_AND DAVID'S HEART SMOTE HIM AFTER THAT HE HAD NUMBERED THE PEOPLE. AND DAVID SAID UNTO THE LORD, I HAVE SINNED GREATLY IN THAT I HAVE DONE: AND NOW, I BESEECH THEE, O LORD, TAKE AWAY THE INIQUITY OF...
THE NUMBERING OF THE PEOPLE, AND ITS PENALTY In punishment for David's sin in numbering the people, God sends a pestilence, which slays 70,000 men. In gratitude for the stay of the plague, David erec...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 24 DAVID COUNTS THE *ISRAELITES V1 Again the *Lord was angry with *Israel. He made David cause trouble for the *Israelites. He said...
DAVID’S HEART SMOTE HIM. — This time David’s own conscience was awakened, without the necessity of being roused, as in the case of Uriah, by the visit of a prophet. He confesses his sin, and prays for...
וַ יַּ֤ךְ לֵב ־דָּוִד֙ אֹתֹ֔ו אַחֲרֵי ־כֵ֖ן
CHAPTER XXXII. _ THE NUMBERING OF ISRAEL._ 2 Samuel 24:1 THOUGH David's life was now drawing to its close, neither his sins nor his chastisements were yet exhausted. One of his chief offences was co...
A PROUD HEART HUMBLED 2 Samuel 24:1 The sin of numbering the people lay in its _motive._ David was animated by a spirit of pride and vainglory. He was eager to make a fine showing among the surroundi...
The Book closes with one other picture, reminding us of the direct government of the people by God in that He visited the king and the nation with punishment for numbering the people. It has been obje...
David's heart struck him, after the people were numbered. That is, he was touched with a great remorse for the vanity and pride which had put him upon numbering the people. (Challoner) --- His sin mus...
(10) В¶ And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniqu...
In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
Chapter 24 leads us into a subject which requires particular notice. The wrath of God is kindled again against Israel. It is not in the mind of the Spirit to inform us on what occasion this took place...
AND DAVID'S HEART SMOTE HIM, AFTER THAT HAD NUMBERED THE PEOPLE,.... For nine or ten months his conscience lay asleep, but now the thing was done, it is awakened, and accuses him for it, and he repent...
And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of t...
1 Dauid tempted by Satan, forceth Ioab to number the people. 5 The captaines in nine moneths and twentie dayes, bring the muster of eleuen thousand fighting men. 10 Dauid hauing three plagues propou...
And David's heart smote him, his conscience began to bother him, AFTER THAT HE HAD NUMBERED THE PEOPLE, while the census was still being taken. AND DAVID, becoming conscious of the sinfulness of his a...
THE PESTILENCE...
The reason for God's anger burning against Israel (v.1) is not told us: if there is no public occasion for it, then it must be due to the moral and spiritual condition of the nation. Very likely that...
10-15 It is well, when a man has sinned, if he has a heart within to smite him for it. If we confess our sins, we may pray in faith that God would forgive them, and take away, by pardoning mercy, tha...
DAVID'S HEART SMOTE HIM; his conscience discerned his sin, and he was heartily sorry for it. And the occasion of his repentance was God's message by the prophet Gad, as it here follows, 2 SAMUEL 24:11...
2 Samuel 24:10 Davids H1732 heart H3820 condemned H5221 (H8686) after H310 numbered H5608 (H8804) people H5971 D
CONTENTS: David's sin in numbering the people. His choice of punishment. CHARACTERS: God, angel (Jesus), Joab, David, Gad, Araunah. CONCLUSION: God does not judge of sin as we do. What appears to us...
2 Samuel 24:1. _The Lord moved David._ He permitted Satan to stand up against Israel. 1 Chronicles 21:1. 2 Samuel 24:9. There were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and...
_And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people._ DAVID’S CONFESSION I. David’s confession--“And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done.” It is an unr...
_Go, number Israel and Judah._ DAVID NUMBERING THE PEOPLE I. The sin committed by David. It is possible that David dwelt with satisfaction upon the thought of his ample resources and numerous armies,...
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. ⇐...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:10 I HAVE SINNED. See note on v. 3. ⇐...
2 Samuel 24:1. “AGAIN,” Evidently referring to the famine mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:1. “ISRAEL.” Some special national guilt not specified must be here referred to. If, as most writers suppose, this oc...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 24:1 AND AGAIN THE ANGER OF JEHOVAH WAS KINDLED AGAINST ISRAEL. It is probable that this chapter once stood in intimate connection with 2 Samuel 21:1; and that the famine therein...
Chapter twenty four, Again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, and number Israel and Judah. For the king said to Joab the captain of the host...
1 Chronicles 21:8; 1 John 1:9; 1 John 3:20; 1 John 3:21; 1 Samuel 13:13