1 Chronicles 21:2
WEB · Bible Passage
Bible Text
David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them.
No explanation yet for this passage
Ask Explain Bible AI and get a full explanation of 1 Chronicles 21:2 from a Reformed theological perspective.
Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageMaps for this passage
Historical maps are public-domain atlas plates, digitized by Wikimedia Commons.
Dan and Beersheba marked the traditional northern and southern limits of Israel, so David’s order to number the people meant surveying the whole kingdom. Gibeon, where the tabernacle and altar then stood, and Jerusalem, David’s capital, frame the passage’s concern with Israel’s worship and royal administration.
Places in this passage
1 Chronicles 21:2 mentions Beersheba, Dan, Gibeon and Jerusalem.
Place data & photos: OpenBible.info (CC BY). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.