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2 Samuel 24:3

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 24:3

Verse 3 of 25

Scripture focus

And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see [it]: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

2 Samuel 24:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 24:3

Theological / Devotional

Why? Joab was a hardened and unscrupulous general, but even he could see that the taking of such a census was out of keeping with the fundamental principles of the Hebrew monarchy. By a number of questions he endeavored to cause David to recognize the folly of his course.

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