E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 24:5
right side : i.e. the south side, facing east. river of Gad = the river valley belonging to Gad, which was the Jabbok. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 24:6
Tahtim-hodshi . Site unknown. If translated = the lower parts of the country where the new moon was worshipped. Like Beth-shemesh = House of the Sun. Dan-jaan = Dan in the wood, perhaps Laish-Dan (Joshua 19:47 . Judges 18:29 ). = passed round. read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 24:7
strong hold. Compare Joshua 19:29 . went out . Some codices read "came [in]". south = the Negeb. Some codices read "land". See note on Genesis 13:1 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 24:8
nine mouths , &c. The long time implies a period of great peace. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 24:5
5. they passed over Jordan—This census was taken first in the eastern parts of the Hebrew kingdom; and it would seem that Joab was accompanied by a military force, either to aid in this troublesome work, or to overawe the people who might display reluctance or opposition. the river of Gad—"Wady" would be a better term. It extends over a course estimated at about sixty miles, which, though in summer almost constantly dry, exhibits very evident traces of being swept over by an impetuous torrent... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 24:6
6. the land of Tahtim-hodshi—that is, the land lately acquired; namely, that of the Hagarites conquered by Saul (1 Chronicles 5:10). The progress was northward. Thence they crossed the country, and, proceeding along the western coast to the southern extremities of the country, they at length arrived in Jerusalem, having completed the enumeration of the whole kingdom in the space of nine months and twenty days. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 24:1-9
1. David’s sin of numbering the people 24:1-9David probably ordered this census about 975 B.C."After the revolutions of both Absalom and Sheba it would have been reasonable for David to reassess his military situation against the possibility of similar uprisings or other emergencies." [Note: Merrill, Kingdom of . . ., p. 272.] In support of this hypothesis is the fact that Joab and the army commanders were able to take over nine months to gather the population statistics (2 Samuel 24:8). This... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 24:1-25
The Numbering of the People, and its PenaltyIn 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 erects an altar in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.1. Again] This refers to the former occasion mentioned in 2 Samuel 21. He moved] Chronicles states that ’Satan.. provoked David.’ The older account does not enter into the distinction between what God permits and what God causes. This... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Samuel 24:5
(5) Pitched in Aroer.—The census began on the east of Jordan, at the extreme south, thence passed northwards through the eastern tribes, and crossing the Jordan, passed southwards through the western tribes. Aroer is the city described in Deuteronomy 2:36; Joshua 13:16 as on the river Arnon, at the extreme southern border of the trans-Jordanie territory.Of Gad.—This follows the Masoretic reading. It is better to put a period after the word river, and for “of Gad” to read “towards Gad.” Perhaps... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:1-25
The census and its outcome (24:1-25)Israel’s increasing power and prosperity under David may have given David and his people feelings of self-praise, as if they, and not God, had been the cause of this growth. God saw that the time had come to awaken Israel to this sin. Therefore, God allowed Satan to suggest to David that he take a census of the people. David’s pride in his growing nation was apparently what made the suggestion seem such a good idea, but God was going to use the event to... read more