Alrighty, then

And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel? Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.-1 Chronicles 21:1-6***Joab and his brothers Abishai and Asahel were the nephews of David. David was a young shepherd when Samuel, the priest, prophet and judge, anointed him to reign as king over the Israelites in the Promised Land. When David was on the run from King Saul, the reigning ruler, Abishai volunteered to go with David to Saul's camp and sought David's permission to end Saul's life. After Saul's self-inflicted death on the battlefield, men from the tribe of Judah anointed 30-year-old David, and David began to reign only over the tribe of Judah, the tribe of his birth. Saul's son Ishbosheth (Eshbaal) reigned over the other Israelite tribes. When the men on David's side fought the men on Ishbosheth's side, those on David's side won. Afterwards, Asahel chased Abner. Abner was Saul's cousin, and army commander, and the instigator of the battle. Abner warned Asahel before he killed Asahel. Joab killed Abner without informing David of his intentions. After Ishbosheth was murdered, 37 1/2-year-old David became the 2nd king to reign over all of the Israelites. Sometime thereafter, Absalom, the son born to David and Maacah, had himself proclaimed king while David still reigned. David and those with David left Jerusalem, and David commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai to deal gently with Absalom. However, after Joab learned that Absalom was alive and hanging from a tree, Joab disobeyed David and thrust 3 weapons into Absalom's heart, and Joab's armor-bearers also attacked Absalom. Years after Joab and his armor-bearers killed Absalom, Joab and other officials were sent on a counting mission, and Joab only reluctantly and partially obeyed David. Over 900 years after Solomon, the 2nd son born to David and Bathsheba, became the 3rd king to reign over all of the Israelites, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1:1-11:43, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 8:1-40, 9:35-29:30, 2 Chronicles 1:1-9:31, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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