2 Samuel 24:6

Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon,

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Interpretation

For the people's sin David was left to act wrong, and in his chastisement they received punishment. This example throws light upon God's government of the world, and furnishes a useful lesson.

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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 24:5-9.

2 Samuel 24:5 2 Samuel 24:6 2 Samuel 24:7 2 Samuel 24:8 2 Samuel 24:9

Glossary

Dan Place: Woodland Dan, a place probably somewhere in the direction of Dan, near the sources of the Jordan ( 2 Sam. 24:6 ). The LXX. and the Vulgate read “Dan-ja’ar”, i. e., “Dan in the forest. ”. Modern identification: Tel Dan.
Gilead Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab esh Sherqiyeh.
Kadesh Place: Holy, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern border of Palestine, about 165 miles from Horeb. It lay in the “wilderness” or “desert of Zin”. Modern identification: Tell Nebi Mend.
Sidon Place: A fishery, a town on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles north of Tyre. It received its name from the “first-born” of Canaan, the grandson of Noah ( Gen. 10:15 , 19). Modern identification: Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon.