2 Samuel Chapter 24

2 Samuel 24  •  1 min. read  •  grade level: 7
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6. Dan-jaan. Dan is evidently not Laish; it was a name known long before, as may be seen by Jor-dan. This is confirmed by the comparison of Deut. 34 I with this verse, where we see Dan-jaan was above Gilead, "All the land of Gilead unto Daniel" Josh. 19:4747And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. (Joshua 19:47) is evidently an insertion subsequently to complete the history, verses 46 and 48 very apparently coalesce when it is left out. It is one of the proofs of the careful revision of the records under the prophets.
9. In Chronicles 1,100,000, but there all the males of Israel-grown men. Here Judah on the contrary given as a whole in round numbers; here formed men of war. In Chronicles I suppose more exactly. Note here the 800,000 were Ish-khayil (valiant men), the sum of the male population was greater, i.e.,1,100,000 without Benjamin and Levi. The men of Judah are taken in general here, they are not given as Ish-khayil; hence in round numbers. In 1 Chron. 21:55And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. (1 Chronicles 21:5), the men of Israel are not the Ish-khayil. If this word be sought with a concordance, its force is very plain, as Judg. 3:2929And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valor; and there escaped not a man. (Judges 3:29); 1 Samuel 31:1212All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there. (1 Samuel 31:12); so with B'ney (sons of, i.e., sons of strength, soldiers).
Note.—We say “Come"; the Jewish remnant "How long?" So the saints when speaking of vengeance and judgment. Christ to Israel, man on earth, "How long shall I be with you?" How we see the difference everywhere!