Bible Commentary

And 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. 14. his mercies are great ] Cp. Psa 51:1; and the reference to this passage in Sir 2:17-18 : … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 24:14”

So 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 thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 24:13”

Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three [things]; choose thee one of them, that I may [ do] [it] unto thee. Go, and say unto David,…. Not my servant David, as Nathan was bid to say to him when it was in his heart to build an house for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 24:12”

For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, 11. For when David was up in the morning ] And David arose in the morning, and, &c.: after the recognition and confession of his sin. The E. V. gives the false impression that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 24:11”

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. 10 14. The choice of punishments 10. David’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 24:10”

And 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. 9. eight hundred thousand five hundred thousand ] In 1Ch 21:5 the numbers are given as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 24:9”

So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. 8. through all the land ] Joab however omitted the Levites, in accordance with the direction given to Moses (Num 1:47 ff.), because they were exempt from military service; and the Benjamites, possibly … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 24:8”

And came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out [to] the south [of] Judah, [even] to Beer-sheba. 7. the strong hold of Tyre ] The same term generally rendered fenced city in the E. V. is applied to Tyre in Jos … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 24:7”

Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon, 6. Gilead ] The mountainous district partly to the north and partly to the south of the River Jabbok. the land of Tahtim-hodshi ] No such district is known, and the form of the words … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 24:6”

And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that [lieth] in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer: 5. in Aroer ] This Aroer is generally thought to be Aroer near Rabbah in the tribe of Gad (Jos 13:25): but since it is natural … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 24:5”