2 Samuel 24:5

Contextual Overview

¹The Lord’s anger burned against Israel again, and he stirred up David against them to say: “Go, count the people of Israel and Judah.” ¹ Again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Yisra'el, and he moved David against them, saying, Go, number Yisra'el and Yehudah. ¹ And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. ¹ Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go, number Israel and Judah." ¹ The Lord was angry with Israel again, and he caused David to turn against the Israelites. He said, "Go, count the people of Israel and Judah." ¹ The Lord 's anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go count Israel and Judah." ¹Now again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He incited David against them to say, "Go, count [the people of] Israel and Judah." ¹ Now the anger of the LORD burned against Israel again, and He incited David against them to say, "Go, count Israel and Judah." ¹ And the wrath of the Lord was againe kindled against Israel, and he moued Dauid against them, in that he saide, Goe, number Israel and Iudah. ¹And again the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, "Go, number Israel and Judah."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Aroer: Deuteronomy 2:36, Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:16, 1 Samuel 30:28, Isaiah 17:2

river: or, valley

Jazer: Numbers 32:1, Numbers 32:3, Numbers 32:35, Isaiah 16:8, Isaiah 16:9

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:16 - Reubenites Jeremiah 48:19 - Aroer

Cross-References

Genesis 24:58
They called Rivka, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go."

Genesis 24:58
And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

Genesis 24:58
And they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."

Genesis 24:58
They called her and asked her, "Do you want to go with this man now?" She said, "Yes, I do."

Genesis 24:58
So they called Rebekah and asked her, "Do you want to go with this man?" She replied, "I want to go."

Genesis 24:58
So they called Rebekah and said, "Will you go with this man?" And she answered, "I will go."

Genesis 24:58
Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."

Genesis 24:58
And they called Rebekah, and saide vnto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she answered, I will go.

Genesis 24:58
Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."

Genesis 24:58
They called her and asked, "Are you willing to leave with this man right now?" "Yes," she answered.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they passed over Jordan,.... To take the number of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh first:

and pitched in Aroer; for it seems that Joab and the captains had the army with them, and the several captains under their command, partly to assist in numbering the people, and partly to keep them in awe, lest they should oppose them, not knowing what was the design of all this Aroer was a city given to the tribe of Gad, and rebuilt by them, Numbers 32:34;

on the right side of the city; that is, of Aroer, the south side of it, as the Targum, did Joab and his army pitch:

that [lieth] in the midst of the river of Gad; which was the river Arnon, so called now from the tribe of Gad, which possessed it, and so the Targum, in the midst of the river of the tribe of Gad; for in the midst of the river Arnon Aroer lay, see Joshua 13:9;

and toward Jazer; another city given to the Gadites, Numbers 32:3; and, according to Bunting u, was sixteen miles from Aroer.

u Travels, &c. p. 147.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Aroer - Aroer on the Arnon (Deuteronomy 2:36 note). Aroer itself stood on the very edge of the precipitous cliff of the valley; and in the valley beneath, possibly in an island in the stream, stood another city which is here alluded to.

River - Rather, “the valley” (margin). They passed from Aroer, northward to Gad, and so pitched at Jazer (see the marginal references), which is on the frontier of Gad and Reuben.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 24:5. And pitched in Aroer — This was beyond Jordan, on the river Arnon, in the tribe of Gad: hence it appears, says Calmet, that they began their census with the most eastern parts of the country beyond Jordan.