1 Chronicles 21:1-13
adversary <07854> [A.M. 2987. B.C. 1017. An. Ex. Is. 474. Satan.]
inciting David <01732 05496> [provoked David.]
Joab <03097> [Joab.]
Beer Sheba <0884> [Beer-sheba.]
bring <0935> [bring.]
know <03045> [that I may.]
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
judgment <0819> [why will.]
king's <04428> [the king's.]
Joab's .... Joab <03097> [Wherefore.]
traveled <01980> [and went.]
1,100,000 ....... 470,000 <0505> [a thousand.]
The Syriac has 800,000 as in the parallel passage of Samuel.
Levi <03878> [Levi.]
Joab <03097> [Joab.]
God <0430 03415 01697> [And God was displeased with this thing. Heb. And it was evil in the eyes of God concerning this thing.]
attacked <05221> [he smote.]
sinned <02398> [I have sinned.]
remove <05674> [do away.]
greatly ... doing ............... very <06213 03966> [I have done.]
Gad <01410> [Gad.]
three forms <05186 07969> [offer thee. Heb. stretch out. choose.]
<06213> [that I may.]
Pick <06901> [Choose thee. Heb. Take to thee.]
three .... famine ... three ............... three <07458 07969> [three year's famine.]
In 2 Sa 24:13, it is seven years; but the Septuagint has there [tria <\\See definition 5140\\> ete,] three years, as here; which is, no doubt, the true reading; the letter [Zayin,] {zayin,} seven, being mistaken for [Giymel,] {gimmel,} three.
chased <05595> [to be destroyed.]
swords ........ by <02719> [the sword.]
plague <01698> [even the pestilence.]
messenger <04397> [the angel.]
decide <07200> [Now therefore.]
very ............... very <03966> [I am in.]
prefer .................... attacked <05307> [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.
very ............... very great <03966 07227> [great. or, many.]
prefer .................... attacked <05307> [but let me.]
