First Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 962

20--2 HISTORY OF HOUSE OF DAVID.—I. CHRON. 21-16 Then David took the turban which was of the value of a talent of gold from'oH` the King's head. There was also a precious stone init, and it was placed on the head of David. They also brought very much plunder from the city, and brought out the people who were in it, and appointed them to the Mines, and to the Iron-works, and Sawpits. David did the same to ali the cities of the Beui-Amon. David then returned to jerusalem.

gogg ac.) Mhz ¥bilisiin2¤ Hclmli. It was after this that a battle

occurred near Ghezar with the Philishtim, when Sibki, the Khu- shahti, defeated Siphi, of the race of the Repha. There was war again with the

Philishtim, when Alkhanan-ben—]aur slew Lakhumi, the brother of Goliath of Gath, whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. There was again war with Gath,

and a man came out from there, a giant, whose Bngers and toes were six and six,——twenty—four; and he was of the race of the Repha; and he ohallengedlsrael. But ]honathan,- ben~Shimaa, the brother of David, defeated him. These were born of the Repha at Gath, but they fell by the hand of David, or by the hand of his Ohicers. (roxy ac.) gnhih ®rhz:s a ®mt·

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srripiimt fur ily: Qtrzug. Then Satan arose against Israel,

joab, and the Generals of the Forces, ‘ Go, conscript Israel from Barsheba, to Dan. Then come to me, that I may know the number. _May the LORD Israel be offended at this ? ’ and incited David to make a con- scription of Israel. So David said to add to his People, that they may become a hundred-fold. Are they not all your Royal Majesty’s? Your Majesty's servants? So why does his Majesty desire this? May not Yet the command of the king pre-

vailed over joab. So joab went out and travelled to every part of Israel, and returned to jerusalem, where joab reported the number of the forces,-~· enrolled for David. And the Forces of Israel were One Million, Hundred and seventy Thousand men, disciplined to arms ll But Levi and Benjamin were not enrolled amongst them, for joab was disgusted at the command of the king. This com- mand also was wrong in the sight of Gon, so He struck Israel. I sinned

greatly when I did that thing. But now I pray You to pass over the fault of Your servant, for I have been very The LGRD therefore spoke to Gad, David's Seer, and said ; ‘ Go to David and announce, 1`hus says the Evan-r.1vme, I will present three things to you. Choose one from them;-——and I will do it for Ou I 9 H Gad consequently went to David,

Thus says the Evan-L1v1No; Choose for yourself! Either three years of Famine; or three years of Bight before your assailants, and the sword of your triumphant enemies; or three days of the Sword of the LORD! with a plague in the country, and the Mes- senger of the LDRD exterminating the forces of Israel? Reflect, therefore, on the answer I am to return to my lt is

very diHicult for me. I would rather fall into the hand of the Evan- L1VlNG—for His mercies are many, but I would not fall into the hand The LDRD therefore sent a plague

to Israel, and seventy thousand of Israel fell. The LORD also sent the Divine Messenger?. to jerusalem to aftlict it; but as he was about to aftlict it, the LORD looked, and had pity over the flock, and said to the You have punished enough! Now restrain your hand. But the Messenger of the LORD

stood opposite the Granary of Arnan the jebusite; and David lifted his eyes and saw the Messenger of the LORD standing between the Earth and the Skies, with his sword drawn IO II I2 16

1 No·rn.—·Ch. 21, v. 5. In numerals these armies were 1,570,000 mep·— F; F. l (Alohim) in the ¤

for the sense of the text demands that meaning here.

Q¤¤H¤¤dr¢d thOU$¤¤d m°¤» d¤S· I See Prof. S. Lees' Lexicon on the import of _ ciplmed to arms; and of judah, Four the word.-F. F. 962