2 Samuel 24
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2 Samuel 24
1¶ And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
2For the king said to Joab, the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel from Dan unto Beersheba and number the people that I may know the number of the people.
3And Joab replied unto the king, Now the Lord thy God add unto the people one hundredfold to however many there are and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it, but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?
4Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
5And passing the Jordan, they pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lies in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer.
6After that they came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtimhodshi, and they came to Danjaan and about to Zidon.
7Then they came to the fortress of Tyre and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites, and they went out towards the Negev from Judah, even to Beersheba.
8So when they had gone through all the land, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
9And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king, and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
10¶ And David’s heart smote him after he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in having done this; but now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy slave, for I have done very foolishly.
11And in the morning when David had risen, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
12Go and say unto David, Thus hath the Lord said, I offer thee three things: choose one of them, which I will do unto thee.
13So Gad came to David and told him and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? Or wilt thou flee three months before thy enemies while they pursue thee? Or shall there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? Now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
14Then David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait; let us fall now into the hand of the Lord, for his mercies are great, and let me not fall into the hand of man.
15So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning until the time appointed, and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.
16And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord himself repented of that evil and said to the angel that was destroying the people, It is enough; stay now thy hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshingfloor of Araunah, the Jebusite.
17And David spoke unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people and said, I have sinned, I committed the iniquity, but these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me and against my father’s house.
18¶ And Gad came that day to David and said unto him, Go up, erect an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Araunah, the Jebusite.
19And David went up, according to the word of Gad, as the Lord had commanded him.
20And Araunah looked and saw the king and his slaves coming on toward him, and Araunah went out and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
21And Araunah said, Why is my lord the king come to his slave? And David answered, To buy this threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
22And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good unto him; behold, here are oxen for burnt sacrifice and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood;
23all these things does king Araunah give unto the king. Then Araunah said unto the king, The Lord thy God accept thee.
24And the king said unto Araunah, No, but I will surely buy it of thee at a price, for I will not offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which costs me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
25And David built there an altar unto the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
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2 Samuel 24
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David’s Military Census
1The Lord’s anger burned against Israel again, and He stirred up David against them to say: “Go, count the people of Israel and Judah.” # 1Ch 21:1-28
2So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, “Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba and register the troops so I can know their number.” # Nm 1:2-3; 1Sm 13:15
3Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord your God multiply the troops 100 times more than they are # Dt 1:11 — while my lord the king looks on! But why does my lord the king want to do this? ”
4Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army left the king’s presence to register the troops of Israel.
5They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer, # Dt 2:36; Jos 13:19,16 south of the town in the middle of the valley, and then proceeded toward Gad and Jazer. 6They went to Gilead and to the land of the Hittites # LXX; MT reads of Tahtim-hodshi ; Hb obscure and continued on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon. 7They went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Afterward, they went to the Negev of Judah at Beer-sheba.
8When they had gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and 20 days. 9Joab gave the king the total of the registration of the troops. There were 800,000 fighting men from Israel and 500,000 men from Judah. # Nm 1:45-46
10David’s conscience troubled him # 1Sm 24:5 after he had taken a census of the troops. He said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I’ve done. Now, Lord, because I’ve been very foolish, # Nm 12:9-12; 1Sm 13:13 please take away Your servant’s guilt.”
David’s Punishment
11When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the Lord had come to the prophet Gad, # 1Sm 22:5 David’s seer: # 1Sm 9:9 12“Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am offering you three choices. Choose one of them, and I will do it to you.’ ”
13So Gad went to David, told him the choices, and asked him, “Do you want three # LXX; MT reads seven ; 1Ch 21:12 years of famine to come on your land, to flee from your foes three months while they pursue you, or to have a plague in your land three days? Now, think it over and decide what answer I should take back to the One who sent me.”
14David answered Gad, “I have great anxiety. Please, let us fall into the Lord’s hands because His mercies are great, # Ps 103:8-18; 119:156 but don’t let me fall into human hands.”
15So the Lord sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and from Dan to Beer-sheba 70,000 men died. 16Then the angel extended his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, # 2Kg 19:35 but the Lord relented concerning the destruction # Ex 32:14; Am 7:3-6 and said to the angel who was destroying # 1Co 10:10 the people, “Enough, withdraw your hand now! ” The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah # = Ornan in 1Ch 21:15-28; 2Ch 3:1 the Jebusite. # 2Ch 3:1
17When David saw the angel striking the people, he said to the Lord, “Look, I am the one who has sinned; I am the one # LXX reads shepherd who has done wrong. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand be against me and my father’s family.”
David’s Altar
18Gad came to David that day and said to him, “Go up and set up an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” 19David went up in obedience to Gad’s command, just as the Lord had commanded. 20Araunah looked down and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, so he went out and bowed to the king with his face to the ground.
21Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant? ”
David replied, “To buy the threshing floor from you in order to build an altar to the Lord, so the plague on the people may be halted.” # Nm 16:44-50
22Araunah said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever he wants # Lit take what is good in his eyes and offer it. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. # 1Sm 6:14; 1Kg 19:21 23My king, Araunah gives everything here to the king.” Then he said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept you.”
24The king answered Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for 20 ounces # Lit 50 shekels of silver. 25He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the Lord answered prayer on behalf of the land, # 2Sm 21:14 and the plague on Israel ended.
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