1 Chronicles 21:1-2

David Counts the Fighting Men

1 Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then report back to me so that I may know how many there are.”

1 Chronicles 21:1-2 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 21

Excepting the three last verses, is contained in 2Sa 24:1-25 with some few variations, which are there observed; see the notes there. 18894-950102-2025-1Ch21.2

Cross References 3

  • 1. S 2 Chronicles 18:21; S Psalms 109:6
  • 2. 2 Chronicles 14:8; 2 Chronicles 25:5
  • 3. 1 Chronicles 27:23-24
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