Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21:15

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 21 Excepting the three last verses, is contained in 2 Samuel 24:1 with some few variations, which are there observed; see the notes there.

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 temple should be built. Here is, I. David's sin, in...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, David had foreseen all that was wanted, and had got a list of the men of skill and art throughout all his land. 1Ch_21:15. Hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. You remember that text, “The Lord showed me four carpenters,” and so when the Lord wants carpenters there will be carpenters....

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 them, that I may do it unto thee. So Gad came to...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. And David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. This was the very best clothing and the very best posture for men who...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld,-- It is a very beautiful word,-the Lord looked steadfastly on what was being done.

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. One of the old inhabitants of the land, who had escaped destruction, and had his possession on the top of Mount Morah.