How can this passage claim that God moved David to number Israel when
1 Chronicles 21:1 claims that it was Satan?
PROBLEM: This passage reports the sin of David in numbering the people
of Israel and Judah. Verse one affirms that God moved David to number
the people. However, according to 1 Chronicl... [ Continue Reading ]
Why do the numbers of men recorded in 2 Samuel 24:9 and in 1
Chronicles 21:5-6 disagree?
PROBLEM: When David was moved to number the people of Israel and
Judah, he sent Joab to carry out the task. According to the report in
2 Samuel 24:9, the number of the men of valor in Israel was 800,000,
and th... [ Continue Reading ]