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To what extent is Psalm 51:4 poetic exaggeration?
The context of Psalm 51 is clear:
To the choirmaster. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
These events are described in 2nd Samuel ...
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Who incited David to take a census?
According to 2 Samuel 24:1 (NRSV)
Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, "Go, count the people of Israel and Judah."
But according to ...
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Why does David mourn the death of his adult son Absalom and not the death of his baby son?
When David's son from Bathsheba died David stopped mourning and got up and ate, stating that nothing could be done for his son now:
[21] Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you ...
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Was Goliath killed twice?
In 2 Samuel, we are told that Goliath was killed by Elhanan:
19 In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite, who had a ...
