2007-07-11 09:01:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It was a manifestation of pride. Even his rather ungodly Commander Joab recognized this when given the order and carried it out under protest. In I Chronicles 21:1 it tells us that it was Satan that inspired this act.
2007-07-11 09:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In this scripture (2 Samuel 24) and the other (1 Chronicles 21) the sin of King David. This sin is said to be incited by both God and Satan. King David decided to take a census to learn how much of his population was able to fight. This was a reflection on how much Israel depended on military power and not depending on God. Because of this the King and his nation were punished. King David did not blame God or Satan, but took full responsibility.
2007-07-11 09:05:07 · answer #2 · answered by Tex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a million - Killed Goliath. 2 - stored the Philistines at bay. finally defeated them completely. 3 - Waged conflict against the Amelikites and stopped them from threatening the Israelites. 4 - accelerated borders, enriched the entire kingdom. 5 - ruled properly, in spite of a few errors. 6 - Tolerated rebuke. grew to alter right into a greater proper occasion for all. 7 - Left the dominion with a stable government.
2016-10-20 21:22:03 · answer #3 · answered by hilderbran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
It probably had to do with problems with some sort of census taken after the captivity, since that's when a lot of the details of the Bible were added. Most stories about early Israel fighting foreigners were designed to establish a sort of nationalism and teach people that the foreigners were to blame for the captivity in the first place, so I wouldn't be surprised if there was a political purpose for the counting story, as well.
2007-07-11 09:05:16 · answer #4 · answered by Minh 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's against Jewish law to count Jews.
(The only reason I know it's against Jewish law is because when counting for a minyan (a gathering of ten adult Jewish men for prayer) you can't count them, you have to recite a verse and assign one word to each person. If you don't finish the verse you don't have enough.)
2007-07-11 12:36:17 · answer #5 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-11 09:04:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because of the pride in his heart, David wanted to count his wealth.
2007-07-11 09:04:47 · answer #7 · answered by wassupmang 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What Cireus said.
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2007-07-11 09:06:15 · answer #8 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he did it with out God telling him too. And he was doing it to show his( David's) might.
2007-07-11 09:05:11 · answer #9 · answered by David F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jewish law forbids counting Jews.
2007-07-11 09:11:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋