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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:14

( 1 Chronicles 21:13 ).—( THE KING 'S PALACE .) Submission to Divine chastisement. "Let us now fall into the hand of Jehovah." Already David had been convinced of his sin. He had also confessed it and sought forgiveness. Nor had he done so in vain. But, as formerly ( 2 Samuel 12:10-12 ), so now, the (temporal) penalties of sin must follow. Throughout he exhibited a spirit the exact reverse of that in which he had numbered. the people. Consider— I. THE CHASTISEMENT OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:14

God's treatment preferred to man's. David had good reasons for the choice he made. He knew well, from his own treatment of defeated enemies ( 2 Samuel 12:31 ; 1 Chronicles 20:3 ), how fearfully cruel were conquerors in war in those days, what an awful scourge to his subjects would be the ravages of a victorious invading army. He also doubtless dreaded the disgrace and permanent damage to the kingdom which would be thus wrought, and the dishonour, in the view of the heathen, which would... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 24:11

David’s seer - Margin, references. From the latter passage it is probable that we have here Gad’s narrative. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 24:13

Compare Ezekiel 14:13-21. The “seven” years of famine correspond with the “seven” years of famine in Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, and with the same number of years in 2 Kings 8:1. But in Chronicles, it is “three years,” which agrees better with the “three” months and “three” days. The whole passage is amplified in Chronicles, which has less the aspect of an original text than this. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 24:10

2 Samuel 24:10. David’s heart smote him His conscience discerned his sin, and he was heartily sorry for it. That heart, which was so lately dilated with vanity, now shrunk into contrition and penitence. O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant Or, the punishment of mine iniquity. Since he condemned himself and begged pardon, he hoped the punishment deserved might be remitted. But he was deceived; because not only himself but his people also had offended. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 24:11-13

2 Samuel 24:11-13. For when David was up in the morning The words thus translated give the reader to apprehend that David’s penitence was caused by Gad’s threat, which certainly was not the case. He was made sensible of his sin and made sorry for it before Gad came to him. They should here be rendered, And when David was up, &c., David’s seer Gad is so called because he was David’s domestic prophet, by whom he consulted God in difficult cases, and received his directions and commands.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 24:14

2 Samuel 24:14 . Let us fall now into the hand of the Lord Let us receive punishment from his immediate stroke, that is, by famine or pestilence, but chiefly by the latter. For though the sword and the famine be also from God’s hand, yet there is also the hand of man, or other creatures, in them. The reason of this choice was partly his confidence in God’s great goodness; partly, because the other judgments, especially the sword, would have been more dishonourable, not only to David, but... read more

Donald C. Fleming

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 24:10

I have sinned . Probably conviction of pride or other sinful motive. Hebrew. hatah. App-44 . take away = cause to pass over. See 2 Samuel 12:13 iniquity . See App-44 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 24:11

For = And. was = rose. Gad . Compare 1 Samuel 9:9 . Gad last mentioned, 1 Samuel 22:5 . Probably inspired to write this history. read more

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