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According to 2 Samuel 24:1, what did the Lord move David to do?
Go number Israel & Judah
According to 2 Samuel 24:2, who did the king send to count the people?
Joab
According to 2 Samuel 24:2, Joab was commander of the army?
True
According to 2 Samuel 24:2, where did the king send Joab to count the people?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:3, how many times did Joab wish the Lord to add to the people?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:3, who asked 'But why does my lord the king desire this thing'?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:4-5, where did Joab and the captains of the army camp?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:8, how long did it take to go through all the land?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:9, what was the sum of the number of people in Israel?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:9, what was the sum of the number of people in Judah?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:10, David said to the Lord, 'I have sinned ____________ in what I have done; but now I pray, O Lord, take away the ________________ of Your servant, for I have done very _____________________.'
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According to 2 Samuel 24:11-12, who did the Lord send to tell David to choose three things?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:12-13, what were the three things the Lord offered to David?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:14, how did David respond to the prophet Gad after hearing the three things the Lord offered?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:14, 'Please let us fall into the hand of the ________________, for His _________________ are ___________________; but do not let me fall into the ________________ of ________________.'
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According to 2 Samuel 24:15, how many people died from the plague the Lord sent upon Israel?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:16, where was the angel of the Lord when the Lord relented from the destruction?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:17, what did David see that made him speak to the Lord?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:17, David said 'Let Your hand, I pray, be against me and against my father's house'.
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According to 2 Samuel 24:18, where did Gad instruct David to erect an altar to the Lord?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:21, what did David say to Araunah?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:21, what reason did David give for building an altar on the threshing floor?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:22, what did Araunah offer to David?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:24, how much did David pay for the threshing floor?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:25, what offerings did David present to the Lord?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:26, was the plague withdrawn from Israel?
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According to 2 Samuel 24:24, what did David buy with 50 shekels of silver?
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Study Notes
Divine Influence and David's Census
- The Lord moved David to conduct a census of Israel and Judah.
- Joab, the commander of the army, was tasked to count people across the nation.
- David's orders compelled Joab to travel from Dan to Beersheba for the count.
Joab's Hesitation
- Joab expressed a wish for the Lord to increase the population a hundredfold.
- He questioned David's motives behind the census, displaying concern about the decision.
Census Findings
- The census took Joab and the captains 9 months and 20 days to complete.
- The total military strength included 800,000 valiant men in Israel and 500,000 men in Judah.
David’s Repentance
- David acknowledged his sinfulness, confessing he acted foolishly and iniquitously.
- Prophet Gad was sent by the Lord to present David with three disciplinary options.
Disciplinary Choices
- David could choose between seven years of famine, fleeing before enemies for three months, or facing a three-day plague.
- David expressed distress upon hearing these choices, preferring to fall into God’s mercy rather than human hands.
Consequences of Sin
- The plague resulted in the death of 70,000 men in Israel.
- The angel of the Lord was seen by David near Araunah’s threshing floor when the plague was halted.
Altar Construction
- Moved by the sight of the angel striking the people, David interceded for his nation.
- Gad instructed David to construct an altar at Araunah's threshing floor.
Acquisition of the Threshing Floor
- David insisted on purchasing the threshing floor to build an altar for God, citing the need to avert the plague.
- Araunah offered gifts for the altar, but David insisted on paying for the site.
Offerings and Resolution
- David paid 50 shekels of silver for the threshing floor and oxen.
- Following the offerings of burnt and peace sacrifices, the plague was withdrawn from Israel.
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