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Did David choose the pestilence in 1 Chronicles 21:13?
Yes, David chose the pestilence--the only one of the three options that had been specified as being "of the Lord." Look carefully at the options.
Either three years' famine; or
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Did David choose the pestilence in 1 Chronicles 21:13?
There may be an important clue in the Exodus law about census (Exodus ch30 vv11-16).
The first key point is that the census must be accompanied by the payment of a "ransom", at a fixed rate ...
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1 Samuel 16:12 Describes David as Ruddy ( Does that mean King David had red hair? )
I believe the Bible refers to David as ruddy because David's complexion must have been red/sunburned from being out in the field with the sheep all day.
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Why does Matthew call Bathsheba - Solomon's mother - "the wife of Uriah," (Mt.1:6) when the OT says she was the wife David?
Much has been written about the subtleties of Matthew's genealogy. On the particular point about "Uriah's wife (as distinct from "Bathsheba" or "David's wife"), I suggest ...
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Did Bathsheba receive the Get referring to her husband when Uriah went to war?
I agree with @ארקדיוס's answer that there is no biblical evidence of the rabbinical tradition that Bathsheba received a provisional get (divorce certificate) when Uriah went to war, and in any case ...
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Did Bathsheba receive the Get referring to her husband when Uriah went to war?
I don't think that the Bible proves this rabbinical tradition. Even if that was true, the certificate of divorce would be only binding after Uriah's death. David slept with Bathsheba when her husband ...
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