2 Samuel 24:2
For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him,.... Or who was with him, even Joab, who was now at court, and was a counsellor of David, as well as his general; or which army…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
1Ch 21:2, supplies some missing words. This passage should run, as at 2Sa 24:4, “And the king said to Joab and to the princes of the host who were with him,” etc. (compare 1Ch 27:22). They were…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
For the king said And the king said: yielding to the temptation to which he was subjected by permission of God through the instrumentality of Satan.
the host The word for hostin 2Sa 24:24; 2Sa 24:24is…
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