6Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon,
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And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. …
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.
And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)Here we have, I. The orders which David gave to Joab to number the people of Israel and Judah, 2 Sam. 24:1 , 2 . Two things here seem strange:—1. The sinfulness of this. What harm was there in it? Did not Moses twice number the people without any crime? Does not political arithmetic come in among the other policies of a prince? Should not the shepherd know the number of his sheep? Does not the Son…
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