2 Samuel 24:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. ”

2 Samuel 24:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 24:1-9 . Here is another illustration of the imperfect recog...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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.
2 Samuel 24:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 e...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXII. THE NUMBERING OF ISRAEL. 2 Samuel 24:1-25 THOUGH David's life was now drawing to its close, neither his sins nor his chastisements were yet exhausted. One of his chief offences...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Proud Heart Humbled 2 Samuel 24:1-14 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...
2 Samuel 24:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 ob...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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 iniq...
2 Samuel 24:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 rep...
2 Samuel 24:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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, t...
2 Samuel 24:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Numbering of the People Punished. B. C. 1017. 10 And David's heart smote him after...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 24:1 . “ Again ,” Evidently referring to the famine mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:1-14 . “ Israel .” Some special national guilt not specified must be here referred to. If, as most writers supp...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 s...
2 Samuel 24:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 arm...
2 Samuel 24:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 21:1-10 ; and that th...
2 Samuel 24:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
2 Samuel 24:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 21:8 ; 1 John 1:9 ; 1 John 3:20 ; 1 John 3:21 ; 1 Samuel 13:13 ; 1 Samuel 24:5 ; 1 Samuel 26:21 ; 2 Chronicles 16:9 ; 2 Chronicles 32:26 ; 2 Samuel 12:13 ; Deuteronomy 32:6 ;...

2 Samuel 24:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 24:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 24:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 24:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 24:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 24:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 24:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 24:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 24:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 24:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 24:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 24:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 24:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 24:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 24:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 24:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 24:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 24:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 24:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 24:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 24:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 24:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 24:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge