Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21:9

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

Behold a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest. That is a very sweet name for Solomon, “A man of rest.” I pray that many a believer here may be a man of that kind. Some believers have to be men of war. There they are, in a world of struggles, disputes, contentions, of their own ambitions — but happy is that man who is of a gentle and a tender spirit, a spirit of holy wisdom, and...

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 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 David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee— One of them, that I may do it unto thee. David was to choose where there was no choice, for everything proposed to him seemed to be equally...