count the Israelites (21:1–7); (2) God is displeased with David’s census and sends his judgment against Israel (21:8–17); (3) God stays his wrath against Israel by means of David’s sacrificial offering at the threshing floor of Araunah and his securing of that site for the future temple of Yahweh (21:18–27). The conclusion (21:28–22:1) explains the Chronicler’s omission of geographical, chronological, and other details from the earlier parallel in Samuel. The writer artfully develops the spiritual
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