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Jack Douglas already does a good job of handling the possibility of concurrent causes, so I won't repeat his ideas on the first question. However, I think more can be said in answer to your second question. What's wrong with taking a census? We see in 1 Chronicles 21:3 that what's wrong is not a matter of procedure. The act of taking a census is one that ...

What an excellent question! Aaron had four sons: two died an early death with no survivors, and the other two sons survived:-- Eleazar and Ithamar. Thus the Levites who served as priests at the time of David are all descended from one of these two priestly lines. In the Hebrew Bible, when we see the Ahimelech(father)/Abiathar(son) team, these two are the ...

The context is: 7 On that day, David ordained to give thanks to the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 8 "Give thanks to the Lord, call out in His Name; make His exploits known among the peoples. [...] 12 Remember His wonders, which He performed, His miracles and the judgments of His mouth. 13 The seed of Israel His servant, the children ...