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1 Chronicles 21

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry

As this rehearsal makes no mention of David's sin in the matter of Uriah, so neither of the troubles of his family that followed upon it; not a word of Absalom's rebellion, or Sheba's. But David's sin, in numbering the people, is here related, because, in the atonement made for that sin, an intimation was given of the spot of ground on which the...

1 Chronicles 21:2

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. He had got proud, he had begun to depend upon the number of his people. In truth, it was a large population under his sway, five millions or more, and he, that had been a shepherd lad, that...

1 Chronicles 21:2

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. It is very observable, not the Israelites, but the foreigners, the aliens, the strangers, the remaining Canaanites that were in the land, were set to hew the stones for the house of the Lord. I...

1 Chronicles 21:3

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord, the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel? It adds greatly to a wrong action if we are checked in it, and especially if we are checked in it by a man who has...

1 Chronicles 21:3-4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight; Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. Here, again, was a kind of prophecy of what would happen in better days, when the poor Gentiles should be...

1 Chronicles 21:4-6

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. And 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...

1 Chronicles 21:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. There is no way of helping young people to serve God like setting them a good example. Let the father feel, with regard to...

1 Chronicles 21:6-8

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel. And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God: But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house...

1 Chronicles 21:7-8

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel. And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. We read that David’s heart smote him. Although he had gone wrong, he was nevertheless a good man, and when an...

1 Chronicles 21:7-15

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Therefore he smote Israel. And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying, GO and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of...

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