David Numbers the Fighting Men How to Explain Discrepancies Chapter 21 is a repeat of the original record in 2 Samuel 24. There are few discrepancies in these two records on the numbers mentioned in this event, the following are the explanations of the discrepancies: David was incited by God or Satan? 2 Sam 24: [..the … Read more
Victory Over Ammonites and Philistines Battle with Ammonites was originally recorded in 2 Sam 11:1, and the battle with the Philistines was originally recorded in 2 Sam 21:15-22. v1: Rabbah is the main city for the Ammonites, it is present day Amman in Jordan. v1: [David remained in Jerusalem…] Joab went to war against Ammonites, … Read more
The Battle Against the Ammonites and Arameans This chapter was originally written in 2 Sam 10. The one discrepancy is in 2 Sam 10:18, David killed 700 Arameans charioteers, but in 1 Cho 19:18, David killed 7000 charioteers. Most bible students think there was a copy error in 2 Sam 10:18. v2: It is possible … Read more
The LORD gave David victory everywhere he went The key verse of chapter 18 is verse 6, it is repeated again in verse 13. God is a faithful God, in this chapter, he is fulfilling His promise to David in chapter 17:8 [I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut … Read more
God’s Promise to David (v1-15) The content of chapter 17 is a repeat of 2 Samuel 7. God called David His servant twice (v4,7). When God someone to be His servant, He is going to be with him whenever he goes (v8). Although David is the King of Israel, but he is a servant of … Read more
