A.M. 2987. B.C. 1017. An. Ex. Is. 474. Satan. 2Sa 24:1; 1Ki 22:20-22; Job 1:6-12; 2:1,4-6; Zec 3:1; Mt 4:3; Lu 22:31; Joh 13:2; Ac 5:3; Jas 1:13; Re 12:10;
provoked David. Lu 11:53; Heb 10:24;
Joab. 2Sa 24:2-4;
Beer-sheba. Jud 20:1; 1Sa 3:20; 2Sa 3:10; 17:11; 24:15; 1Ki 4:25; 2Ch 30:5;
that I may. De 8:13-17; 2Ch 32:25,26; Pr 29:23; 2Co 12:7;
The Lord. 19:13; Ps 115:14; Pr 14:28; Isa 26:15; 48:19;
why will. Ge 20:9; Ex 32:21; Nu 32:9,10; 1Sa 2:24; 1Ki 14:16;
the king's. Ec 8:4;
Wherefore. Ex 1:17; Da 3:18; Ac 5:29;
and went. 2Sa 24:3-8;
a thousand. The Syriac has 800,000; as in the parallel passage of Samuel. 27:23; 2Sa 24:9;
Levi. Nu 1:47-49;
Joab. 2Sa 3:27; 11:15-21; 20:9,10;
And God was displeased with this thing. Heb. And it was evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing. 2Sa 11:27; 1Ki 15:5;
he smote. ver. 14; Jos 7:1,5,13; 22:16-26; 2Sa 21:1,14; 24:1;
I have sinned. 2Sa 12:13; 24:10; Ps 25:11; 32:5; Jer 3:13; Lu 15:18,19; 1Jo 1:9;
do away. Ps 51:1-3; Ho 14:2; Joh 1:29;
I have done. Ge 34:7; 1Sa 13:13; 26:21; 2Sa 13:13; 2Ch 10:9;
Gad. 29:29; 1Sa 9:9; 2Sa 24:11;
offer thee. Heb. stretch out. choose. Jos 24:15; Pr 1:29-31;
that I may. Nu 20:12; 2Sa 12:10-12; 1Ki 13:21,22; Pr 3:12; Re 3:19;
Choose thee. Heb. Take to thee. Pr 19:20;
three year's famine. In 2; Sa 24:13, it is seven years; but the Septuagint has there [tria g5140 ete,] three years, as here; which is, no doubt, the true reading; the letter [Zayin,] {zayin,} seven, being mistaken for [Giymel,] {gimmel,} three. Le 26:26-29; 2Sa 21:1; 24:13; 1Ki 17:1; 2Ki 8:1; La 4:9; Lu 4:25;
to be destroyed. Le 26:17,36,37; De 28:15,25,51,52; Jer 42:16;
the sword. ver. 16; Isa 66:16; Jer 12:12; 47:6;
even the pestilence. Le 26:10,25; De 28:22,27,35; Ps 91:6; Eze 14:19-21;
the angel. ver. 15,16; Ex 12:23; 2Ki 19:35; Mt 13:49,50; Ac 12:23; Re 7:1-3;
I am in. 2Ki 6:15; 7:4; Es 4:11,16; Joh 12:27; Php 1:23;
let me fall. David here acted nobly: had he chosen war, his personal safety was in no danger, as there was an ordinance preventing him from going to battle; and in famine, his wealth would have secured his and his family's support; but all were equally exposed to the pestilence. Heb 10:31;
great. or, many. Ex 34:6,7; Ps 5:7; 51:1,2; 69:13,16; 86:5,15; 103:8; 106:7; 130:7; Isa 55:7; 63:7,15; La 3:32; Jon 3:9; 4:2; Mic 7:18; Hab 3:2;
but let me. 2Ch 28:9; Pr 12:10; Isa 46:7; 47:6;
the Lord. Nu 16:46-49; 2Sa 24:15;
seventy. Ex 12:30; Nu 25:9; 1Sa 6:19; 2Ki 19:35;
unto Jerusalem. 2Sa 24:16; Jer 7:12; 26:9,18; Mt 23:37,38;
repented him. Ge 6:6; Ex 32:14; Jud 2:18; 10:16; Ps 78:38; Jer 18:7-10; Jon 4:2;
It is enough. Ex 9:28; 1Ki 19:4; Ps 90:13; Mr 14:41;
Ornan. 2Sa 24:18;
Araunah. 2Ch 3:1;
saw the angel. Ge 3:24; Ex 14:19,20; Nu 22:31; Jos 5:13,14; 2Ki 6:17;
clothed. 1Ki 21:27; 2Ki 19:1; Ps 35:13,14; Jon 3:6-8;
Is it not I. ver. 8; 2Sa 24:17; Ps 51:4; Eze 16:63;
these sheep. 1Ki 22:17; Ps 44:11;
what have. 2Sa 24:1;
let thine. Ge 44:33; Ex 32:32,33; Joh 10:11,12; Ro 9:3; 1Jo 3:16;
on my father's. Ex 20:5; 2Sa 12:10; Ps 51:14; Isa 39:7,8;
that they should. Jos 22:18;
the angel. ver. 11; Ac 8:26-40;
that David. ver. 15; 2Sa 24:18; 2Ch 3:1;
went up. 2Ki 5:10-14; Joh 2:5; Ac 9:6;
And Ornan, etc. or, When Ornan turned back and saw the angel, then he, and his four sons with him, hid themselves. Jud 6:11;
bowed himself. 1Sa 25:23; 2Sa 24:18-20;
Grant. Heb. Give. 1Ki 21:2;
thou shalt grant. 2Sa 24:21;
that the plague. Nu 16:48; 25:8;
Take it. Ge 23:4-6; 2Sa 24:22,23; Jer 32:8;
the oxen. 1Sa 6:14; 1Ki 19:21; Isa 28:27,28;
Nay. Ge 14:23; 23:13; De 16:16,17; Mal 1:12-14; Ro 12:17;
for I will not. It is a maxim from heaven, "Honour the Lord with thy substance." He who has a religion that costs him nothing, has a religion that is worth nothing; nor will any man esteem the ordinances of God, if those ordinances cost him nothing. Had Araunah's noble offer been accepted, it would have been Araunah's sacrifice, not David's; nor would it have answered the end of turning away the displeasure of the Most High. It was David that sinned, not Araunah; therefore David must offer sacrifice. 2Sa 24:24,25;
built there. Ex 20:24,25; 24:4,5;
and called. 1Sa 7:8,9; Ps 51:15; 91:15; 99:9; Pr 15:8; Isa 65:24; Jer 33:3;
by fire. Le 9:24; Jud 6:21; 13:20; 1Ki 18:24,38; 2Ch 3:1; 7:1;
the Lord. ver. 15,16; 2Sa 24:16; Ps 103:20; Heb 1:14;
he put. ver. 12,20; Jer 47:6; Eze 21:30; Mt 26:52; Joh 18:11; ver. 28;
the tabernacle. Ex 40:1-38;
Gibeon. 16:39; 1Ki 3:4-15; 2Ch 1:3,13;
he was afraid. ver. 16; 13:12; De 10:12; 2Sa 6:9; Job 13:21; 21:6; 23:15; Ps 90:11; Ps 119:120; Jer 5:22; 10:7; Heb 12:28,29; Re 1:17; 15:4;