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

“ For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. ”

2 Samuel 24:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Chronicles 21:2 , supplies some missing words. This passage should run, as at 2 Samuel 24:4 , “And the king said to Joab and to the princes of the host who were with him,” etc. (compare 1 Chro...
2 Samuel 24:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was] with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the (c) number...
2 Samuel 24:2 - 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 24:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of t...
2 Samuel 24:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of...
2 Samuel 24:2 - 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 24:2 - 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 24:2 - 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 24:2 - 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 24:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. (2) For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which wa...
2 Samuel 24:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was] with him ,.... Or who was with him, even Joab, who was now at court, and was a counsellor of David, as well as his general; or which ar...
2 Samuel 24:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was] with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of t...
2 Samuel 24:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

From Dan even to Beer-sheba From one end of the country to the other. For Dan was the utmost bound of it in the north, and Beer-sheba in the south. That I may know the number of the people This e...
2 Samuel 24:2 - 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 24:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The People Numbered. B. C. 1017. 1 And again the anger of the L ORD was kindled against...
2 Samuel 24:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Which expression points at David's sin in this matter, that he numbered them, not by direction from God, nor for any important business of the church or kingdom; but out of mere curiosity, and pride,...
2 Samuel 24:2 - 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 24:2 - 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 24:2 - 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 24:2 - 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 24:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The People Numbered
2 Samuel 24:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 21:2 ; 2 Chronicles 32:25 ; 2 Chronicles 32:26 ; 2 Chronicles 32:31 ; 2 Corinthians 12:7 ; 2 Samuel 17:11 ; 2 Samuel 2:13 ; 2 Samuel 20:23 ; 2 Samuel 23:37 ; 2 Samuel 3:10 ; 2...

2 Samuel 24:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 24:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 Samuel 24:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 Samuel 24:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 24:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

2 Samuel 24:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge