1 Chronicles 21:2
“And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.”
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Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 21:1-6
Numbering the people, one would think, was no bad thing. Why should not the shepherd know the number of his flock? But…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
to Joab The object being to number "those who drew sword," the captain of the host was the most suitable person to…
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