David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky. Cross References Genesis 15:5 And the LORD took him outside and said, "Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able." Then He told him, "So shall your offspring be." Genesis 22:17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. Genesis 26:4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, 2 Samuel 24:1 Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, "Go and take a census of Israel and Judah." 1 Chronicles 21:2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, "Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number." Treasury of Scripture But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens. from twenty Numbers 1:18 he would increase Genesis 15:5 Hebrews 11:12 |