2 Samuel 24:2

2 Então o rei disse a Joabe e aos outros comandantes do exército:^[a] “Vão por todas as tribos de Israel, de Dã a Berseba, e contem o povo, para que eu saiba quantos são”.

2 Samuel 24:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 24:2

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 army was with Joab, a standing army he had the command of:

go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba;
from the northern part of the land of Israel to the southern part of it, and this course was accordingly steered, ( 2 Samuel 24:6 2 Samuel 24:7 ) ;

and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people;
so that this appears to be done not through any urgent necessity, but merely out of curiosity, and to gratify the pride of his heart, and please himself with the thought of ruling such a numerous people, and brag of their numbers to other nations, and place his confidence therein; and no wonder it was displeasing to the Lord.

2 Samuel 24:2 In-Context

1 Mais uma vez irou-se o SENHOR contra Israel e incitou Davi contra o povo, levando-o a fazer um censo de Israel e de Judá.

2 Então o rei disse a Joabe e aos outros comandantes do exército: “Vão por todas as tribos de Israel, de Dã a Berseba, e contem o povo, para que eu saiba quantos são”.

3 Joabe, porém, respondeu ao rei: “Que o SENHOR, o teu Deus, multiplique o povo por cem, e que os olhos do rei, meu senhor, o vejam! Mas, por que o rei, meu senhor, deseja fazer isso?”

4 Mas a palavra do rei prevaleceu sobre a de Joabe e sobre a dos comandantes do exército; então eles saíram da presença do rei para contar o povo de Israel.

5 E, atravessando o Jordão, começaram em Aroer, ao sul da cidade, no vale; depois foram para Gade e de lá para Jazar,

Footnotes

• [a]. Conforme a Septuaginta. O Texto Massorético diz "Joabe, o comandante do exército. " Veja o versículo 4 e 1Cr 21.2.