Posts Tagged ‘I Chronicles’
Why was it a sin for David to count the fighting men?
Question: In I Chronicles 21, why was it a sin for David to take a census? Answer: “When you take a census of the sons of Israel to number them, then each one of them shall give a ransom for himself to the LORD, when you number them, so that there will be no plague…
Read MoreDid God cause Saul to commit suicide?
Question: There are two accounts of Saul’s death in the Old Testament. Both say he committed suicide (I Samuel 31:4-5 and I Chronicles 10:14) but the latter one also says that: “the LORD killed Saul because …” Why the difference? Answer: “So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the LORD, because…
Read MoreWhy was David wrong in numbering Israel?
Question: In II Samuel 24:1-2, it was written that David commanded Joab to take a census of Israel. After the census was taken, in II Samuel 24:10, David knew that he had sinned and God sends a pestilence upon Israel as a consequence. Why did God consider David commanding a census of Israel sin? And…
Read MoreHow can Sheshan have no sons, when a son named Ahlai is mentioned?
Question: In I Chronicles 2, it says that Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, so he gave his daughter to his servant, who gave him Attai. So because Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant, does that mean that Attai carries on Sheshan’s name in the family? Is that why he did that? And secondly,…
Read MoreDid Jesse have seven or eight sons?
Question: A visiting preacher referred to I Chronicles 2:13-15 to show that Eliab was the eldest. In that section, it shows that Jesse had seven sons and that David was the seventh. But I Samuel 17:13 says that Jesse had 8 sons. The reason it caught my attention is that I had just worked up…
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