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Today's reading 1Chronicles 18-21
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: 1Chronicles 18; 1Chronicles 19; 1Chronicles 20; 1Chronicles 21;

1 Chronicles 18
2 Samuel 8.1-14; 1Chronicles 18.1-13
David was victorious over his enemies. He defeated the Moabites (2), and the the Aramaens (3-5). He was victorious because of God. God can give us victories of the enemies of our spiritual life. It may not mean that we are successful financially


2 Samuel 8.15-18; 1Chronicles 18.14-17 spoke about the officials of David’s kingdom, among them were Joab, Zadok, Benaiah and David’s sons whoe were advisers.

2Samuel 24.1-17; 1Chronicles 21.1-17. David did a census of how many fighting men were available in Israel. Even Joab, David's commander, told David that he should not do it. This was repugnant in the eyes of God becuase there was not a military crisis at hand. Rather it seems that David wanted to know by the pride of how big his empire was or by reliance upon the strength of his army, The taking of a census was hardly sinful as we have seen in the two censsuses done in Numbers 1 and 26. Note that David realized that he sinned (v. 10). Gad the prophet told David that he gave three option how He was going to punish Israel, that is, three years of famine, or three months of fleeing from Israel's enemies or three days of palgaue. That was a hard decision for the repentant David to make. David chose the three days of plague and seventy thousand people died. That is a hard lesson for Daivd to learn. We should also learn not to put our confidence and security in our own strength but put it in God.

2Samul 24.17 David speaking to the Lord



List of Commentaries
1Chronicles 18, with Commentaries, verse by verse
1Chronicles 19, with Commentaries, verse by verse
1Chronicles 20, with Commentaries, verse by verse
1Chronicles 21, with Commentaries, verse by verse

Links to Commentaries and other References - 1Chronicles

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