1 Chronicles 27:24 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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²⁴ Joab ^H3097 the son ^H1121 of Zeruiah ^H6870 began ^H2490 to number, ^H4487 but he finished ^H3615 not, because there fell wrath ^H7110 for it ^H2063 against Israel; ^H3478 neither was the number ^H4557 put ^H5927 in the account ^H4557 of the chronicles ^H1697 ^H3117 of king ^H4428 David. ^H1732

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2 Samuel 24:1-15 STRONG

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And again ^H3254 the anger ^H639 of the LORD ^H3068 was kindled ^H2734 against Israel, ^H3478 and he moved ^H5496 David ^H1732 against them to say, ^H559 Go, ^H3212 number ^H4487 Israel ^H3478 and Judah. ^H3063 For the king ^H4428 said ^H559 to Joab ^H3097 the captain ^H8269 of the host, ^H2428 which was with him, Go now through ^H7751 all the tribes ^H7626 of Israel, ^H3478 from Dan ^H1835 even to Beersheba, ^H884 and number ^H6485 ye the people, ^H5971 that I may know ^H3045 the number ^H4557 of the people. ^H5971 And Joab ^H3097 said ^H559 unto the king, ^H4428 Now the LORD ^H3068 thy God ^H430 add ^H3254 unto the people, ^H5971 how many soever ^H1992 they be, an hundredfold, ^H3967 ^H6471 and that the eyes ^H5869 of my lord ^H113 the king ^H4428 may see ^H7200 it: but why doth my lord ^H113 the king ^H4428 delight ^H2654 in this thing? ^H1697 Notwithstanding the king's ^H4428 word ^H1697 prevailed ^H2388 against Joab, ^H3097 and against the captains ^H8269 of the host. ^H2428 And Joab ^H3097 and the captains ^H8269 of the host ^H2428 went out ^H3318 from the presence ^H6440 of the king, ^H4428 to number ^H6485 the people ^H5971 of Israel. ^H3478 And they passed over ^H5674 Jordan, ^H3383 and pitched ^H2583 in Aroer, ^H6177 on the right side ^H3225 of the city ^H5892 that lieth in the midst ^H8432 of the river ^H5158 of Gad, ^H1410 and toward Jazer: ^H3270 Then they came ^H935 to Gilead, ^H1568 and to the land ^H776 of Tahtimhodshi; ^H8483 and they came ^H935 to Danjaan, ^H1842 and about ^H5439 to Zidon, ^H6721 And came ^H935 to the strong hold ^H4013 of Tyre, ^H6865 and to all the cities ^H5892 of the Hivites, ^H2340 and of the Canaanites: ^H3669 and they went out ^H3318 to the south ^H5045 of Judah, ^H3063 even to Beersheba. ^H884 So when they had gone ^H7751 through all the land, ^H776 they came ^H935 to Jerusalem ^H3389 at the end ^H7097 of nine ^H8672 months ^H2320 and twenty ^H6242 days. ^H3117 And Joab ^H3097 gave up ^H5414 the sum ^H4557 of the number ^H4662 of the people ^H5971 unto the king: ^H4428 and there were in Israel ^H3478 eight ^H8083 hundred ^H3967 thousand ^H505 valiant ^H2428 men ^H376 ^H381 that drew ^H8025 the sword; ^H2719 and the men ^H376 of Judah ^H3063 were five ^H2568 hundred ^H3967 thousand ^H505 men. ^H376 And David's ^H1732 heart ^H3820 smote ^H5221 him after ^H310 that he had numbered ^H5608 the people. ^H5971 And David ^H1732 said ^H559 unto the LORD, ^H3068 I have sinned ^H2398 greatly ^H3966 in that I have done: ^H6213 and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, ^H3068 take away ^H5674 the iniquity ^H5771 of thy servant; ^H5650 for I have done very ^H3966 foolishly. ^H5528 For when David ^H1732 was up ^H6965 in the morning, ^H1242 the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 came unto the prophet ^H5030 Gad, ^H1410 David's ^H1732 seer, ^H2374 saying, ^H559 Go ^H1980 and say ^H559 unto David, ^H1732 Thus saith ^H1696 the LORD, ^H3068 I offer ^H5190 thee three ^H7969 things; choose ^H977 thee one ^H259 of them, that I may do it unto thee. ^H6213 So Gad ^H1410 came ^H935 to David, ^H1732 and told ^H5046 him, and said ^H559 unto him, Shall seven ^H7651 years ^H8141 of famine ^H7458 come ^H935 unto thee in thy land? ^H776 or wilt thou flee ^H5127 three ^H7969 months ^H2320 before ^H6440 thine enemies, ^H6862 while they pursue ^H7291 thee? or that there be three ^H7969 days' ^H3117 pestilence ^H1698 in thy land? ^H776 now advise, ^H3045 and see ^H7200 what answer ^H1697 I shall return ^H7725 to him that sent ^H7971 me. And David ^H1732 said ^H559 unto Gad, ^H1410 I am in a great ^H3966 strait: ^H6887 let us fall ^H5307 now into the hand ^H3027 of the LORD; ^H3068 for his mercies ^H7356 are great: ^H7227 and let me not fall ^H5307 into the hand ^H3027 of man. ^H120 So the LORD ^H3068 sent ^H5414 a pestilence ^H1698 upon Israel ^H3478 from the morning ^H1242 even to the time ^H6256 appointed: ^H4150 and there died ^H4191 of the people ^H5971 from Dan ^H1835 even to Beersheba ^H884 seventy ^H7657 thousand ^H505 men. ^H376

1 Chronicles 21:1-17 STRONG

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And Satan ^H7854 stood up ^H5975 against Israel, ^H3478 and provoked ^H5496 David ^H1732 to number ^H4487 Israel. ^H3478 And David ^H1732 said ^H559 to Joab ^H3097 and to the rulers ^H8269 of the people, ^H5971 Go, ^H3212 number ^H5608 Israel ^H3478 from Beersheba ^H884 even to Dan; ^H1835 and bring ^H935 the number ^H4557 of them to me, that I may know ^H3045 it. And Joab ^H3097 answered, ^H559 The LORD ^H3068 make his people ^H5971 an hundred ^H3967 times ^H6471 so many more ^H3254 as they ^H1992 be: but, my lord ^H113 the king, ^H4428 are they not all my lord's ^H113 servants? ^H5650 why then doth my lord ^H113 require ^H1245 this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass ^H819 to Israel? ^H3478 Nevertheless the king's ^H4428 word ^H1697 prevailed ^H2388 against Joab. ^H3097 Wherefore Joab ^H3097 departed, ^H3318 and went ^H1980 throughout all Israel, ^H3478 and came ^H935 to Jerusalem. ^H3389 And Joab ^H3097 gave ^H5414 the sum ^H4557 of the number ^H4662 of the people ^H5971 unto David. ^H1732 And all they of Israel ^H3478 were a thousand ^H505 thousand ^H505 and an hundred ^H3967 thousand ^H505 men ^H376 that drew ^H8025 sword: ^H2719 and Judah ^H3063 was four ^H702 hundred ^H3967 threescore and ten ^H7657 thousand ^H505 men ^H376 that drew ^H8025 sword. ^H2719 But Levi ^H3878 and Benjamin ^H1144 counted ^H6485 he not among ^H8432 them: for the king's ^H4428 word ^H1697 was abominable ^H8581 to Joab. ^H3097 And God ^H430 was displeased ^H3415 ^H5869 with this thing; ^H1697 therefore he smote ^H5221 Israel. ^H3478 And David ^H1732 said ^H559 unto God, ^H430 I have sinned ^H2398 greatly, ^H3966 because I have done ^H6213 this thing: ^H1697 but now, I beseech thee, do away ^H5674 the iniquity ^H5771 of thy servant; ^H5650 for I have done very ^H3966 foolishly. ^H5528 And the LORD ^H3068 spake ^H1696 unto Gad, ^H1410 David's ^H1732 seer, ^H2374 saying, ^H559 Go ^H3212 and tell ^H1696 David, ^H1732 saying, ^H559 Thus saith ^H559 the LORD, ^H3068 I offer ^H5186 thee three ^H7969 things: choose ^H977 thee one ^H259 of them, ^H2007 that I may do ^H6213 it unto thee. So Gad ^H1410 came ^H935 to David, ^H1732 and said ^H559 unto him, Thus saith ^H559 the LORD, ^H3068 Choose ^H6901 thee Either three ^H7969 years' ^H8141 famine; ^H7458 or three ^H7969 months ^H2320 to be destroyed ^H5595 before ^H6440 thy foes, ^H6862 while that the sword ^H2719 of thine enemies ^H341 overtaketh ^H5381 thee; or ^H518 else three ^H7969 days ^H3117 the sword ^H2719 of the LORD, ^H3068 even the pestilence, ^H1698 in the land, ^H776 and the angel ^H4397 of the LORD ^H3068 destroying ^H7843 throughout all the coasts ^H1366 of Israel. ^H3478 Now therefore advise ^H7200 thyself what word ^H1697 I shall bring again ^H7725 to him that sent ^H7971 me. And David ^H1732 said ^H559 unto Gad, ^H1410 I am in a great ^H3966 strait: ^H6887 let me fall ^H5307 now into the hand ^H3027 of the LORD; ^H3068 for very ^H3966 great ^H7227 are his mercies: ^H7356 but let me not fall ^H5307 into the hand ^H3027 of man. ^H120 So the LORD ^H3068 sent ^H5414 pestilence ^H1698 upon Israel: ^H3478 and there fell ^H5307 of Israel ^H3478 seventy ^H7657 thousand ^H505 men. ^H376 And God ^H430 sent ^H7971 an angel ^H4397 unto Jerusalem ^H3389 to destroy ^H7843 it: and as he was destroying, ^H7843 the LORD ^H3068 beheld, ^H7200 and he repented ^H5162 him of the evil, ^H7451 and said ^H559 to the angel ^H4397 that destroyed, ^H7843 It is enough, ^H7227 stay ^H7503 now thine hand. ^H3027 And the angel ^H4397 of the LORD ^H3068 stood ^H5975 by the threshingfloor ^H1637 of Ornan ^H771 the Jebusite. ^H2983 And David ^H1732 lifted up ^H5375 his eyes, ^H5869 and saw ^H7200 the angel ^H4397 of the LORD ^H3068 stand ^H5975 between the earth ^H776 and the heaven, ^H8064 having a drawn ^H8025 sword ^H2719 in his hand ^H3027 stretched out ^H5186 over Jerusalem. ^H3389 Then David ^H1732 and the elders ^H2205 of Israel, who were clothed ^H3680 in sackcloth, ^H8242 fell ^H5307 upon their faces. ^H6440 And David ^H1732 said ^H559 unto God, ^H430 Is it not I that commanded ^H559 the people ^H5971 to be numbered? ^H4487 even I it is that have sinned ^H2398 and done evil ^H7489 indeed; ^H7489 but as for these sheep, ^H6629 what have they done? ^H6213 let thine hand, ^H3027 I pray thee, O LORD ^H3068 my God, ^H430 be on me, and on my father's ^H1 house; ^H1004 but not on thy people, ^H5971 that they should be plagued. ^H4046

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 27 Matthew Henry Commentary

John Gill Keil & Delitzsch Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Chapter 27

In this chapter we have the civil list, including the military,

I. The twelve captains for every separate month of the year (v. 1-15).
II. The princes of the several tribes (v. 16-24).
III. The officers of the court (v. 25-34).

1Ch 27:1-15

We have here an account of the regulation of the militia of the kingdom. David was himself a man of war, and had done great things with the sword; he had brought into the field great armies. Now here we are told how he marshalled them when God had given him rest from all his enemies. He did not keep them all together, for that would have been a hardship on them and the country; yet he did not disband and disperse them all, for then he would have left his kingdom naked, and his people would have forgotten the arts of war, wherein they had been instructed. He therefore contrived to keep up a constant force, and yet not a standing army. The model is very prudent.

1. He kept up 24,000 constantly in arms, I suppose in a body, and disciplined, in one part or other of the kingdom, the freeholders carrying their own arms and bearing their own charges while they were up. This was a sufficient strength for the securing of the public peace and safety. Those that are Israelites indeed must learn war; for we have enemies to grapple with, whom we are concerned constantly to stand upon our guard against.
2. He changed them every month; so that the whole number of the militia amounted to 288,000, perhaps about a fifth part of the able men of the kingdom. By being thus distributed into twelve courses, they were all instructed in, and accustomed to, military exercises; and yet none were compelled to be in service, and at expenses, above one month in the year (which they might very well afford), unless upon extraordinary occasions, and then they might all be got together quickly. It is the wisdom of governors, and much their praise, while they provide for the public safety, to contrive how to make it effectual and yet easy, and as little as possible burdensome to the people.
3. Every course had a commander in chief over it. Besides the subaltern officers that were rulers over thousands, and hundreds, and fifties, there was one general officer to each course or legion. All these twelve great commanders are mentioned among David's worthies and champions, 2 Sa. 23 and 1 Chr. 11. They had first signalized themselves by their great actions and then they were advanced to those great preferments. It is well with a kingdom when honour thus attends merit. Benaiah is here called a chief priest, v. 5. But, cohen signifying both a priest and a prince, it might better be translated here a chief ruler, or (as in the margin) a principal officer. Dodai had Mikloth (v. 4) either for his substitute when he was absent or infirm, or for his successor when he was dead. Benaiah had his son under him, v. 6. Asahel had his son after him (v. 7), and by this it seems that this plan of the militia was laid in the beginning of David's reign; for Asahel was killed by Abner while David reigned in Hebron. When his wars were over he revived this method, and left the military affairs in this posture, for the peaceable reign of his son Solomon. When we think ourselves most safe, yet, while we are here in the body, we must keep in a readiness for spiritual conflicts. Let not him that girdeth on the harness boast as he that puts it off.

1Ch 27:16-34

We have here an account,

I. Of the princes of the tribes. Something of the ancient order instituted by Moses in the wilderness was still kept up, that every tribe should have its prince or chief. It is probable that it was kept up all along, either by election or by succession, in the same family; and those are here named who were found in that office when this account was taken. Elihu, or Eliab, who was prince of Judah, was the eldest son of Jesse, and descended in a right line from Nahshon and Salmon, the princes of this tribe in Moses's time. Whether these princes were of the nature of lord-lieutenants that guided them in their military affairs, or chief-justices that presided in their courts of judgment, does not appear. Their power, we may suppose, was much less now that all the tribes were united under one king than it had been when, for the most part, they acted separately. Our religion obliges us to be subject, not only to the king as supreme, but unto governors under him (1 Pt. 2:13, 14), the princes that decree justice. Of Benjamin was Jaaziel the son of Abner, v. 21. Though Abner was David's enemy, and opposed his coming to the throne, yet David would not oppose the preferment of his son, but perhaps nominated him to this post of honour, which teaches us to render good for evil.
II. Of the numbering of the people, v. 23, 24. It is here said,
- 1. That when David ordered the people to be numbered he forbade the numbering of those under twenty years old, thinking thereby to save the reflection which what he did might otherwise cast upon the promise that they should be innumerable; yet it was but a poor salvo, for it had never been customary to number those under twenty, and the promise of their numbers chiefly respected the effective men.
- 2. That the account which David took of the people, in the pride of his heart, turned to no good account; for it was never perfected, nor done with exactness, nor was it ever recorded as an authentic account. Joab was disgusted with it, and did it by halves; David was ashamed of it, and willing it should be forgotten, because there fell wrath for it against Israel. A good man cannot, in the reflection, please himself with that which he knows God is displeased with, cannot make use of that, nor take comfort in that, which is obtained by sin.
III. Of the officers of the court.
- 1. The rulers of the king's substance (as they are called, v. 31), such as had the oversight and charge of the king's tillage, his vineyards, his olive-yards, his herds, his camels, his asses, his flocks. Here are no officers for state, none for sport, no master of the wardrobe, no master of the ceremonies, no master of the horse, no master of the hounds, but all for service, agreeable to the simplicity and plainness of those times. David was a great soldier, a great scholar, and a great prince, and yet a great husband of his estate, kept a great deal of ground in his own hand, and stocked it, not for pleasure, but for profit; for the king himself is served of the field, Eccles. 5:9. Those magistrates that would have their subjects industrious must themselves be examples of industry and application to business. We find, however, that afterwards the poor of the land were thought good enough to be vine-dressers and husbandmen, 2 Ki. 25:12. Now David put his great men to preside in these employments.
- 2. The attendants on the king's person. They were such as were eminent for wisdom, being designed for conversation. His uncle, who was a wise man and a scribe, not only well skilled in politics, but well read in the scriptures, was his counsellor, v. 32. Another, who no doubt excelled in learning and prudence, was tutor to his children. Ahithophel, a very cunning man, was his counsellor: but Hushai, an honest man, was his companion and confidant. It does not appear that he had many counsellors; but those he had were men of great abilities. Much of the wisdom of princes is seen in the choice of their ministry. But David, though he had all these trusty and well-beloved cousins and counsellors about him, preferred his Bible before them all. Ps. 119:24, Thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellors.

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