2 Samuel 24

A numeração do povo e o castigo que Deus enviou

1 *1Cr 21Tornou-se, *2Sm 21.1-2de novo, a acender a ira de Jeová contra Israel e incitou contra eles a Davi, dizendo: *1Cr 27.23-24Vai, numera a Israel e a Judá. 2 Disse o rei a Joabe, general do seu exército: Corre todas as tribos de Israel, *2Sm 3.10;Jz 20.1desde Dã até Berseba, e fazei resenha do povo, para que eu saiba o número do povo. 3 Joabe respondeu ao rei: *Dt 1.11Queira Jeová, teu Deus, multiplicar o povo cem vezes mais do que agora é, e veja-o o rei, meu senhor! Mas por que tem prazer nisso o rei, meu senhor? 4 Todavia, a palavra do rei prevaleceu contra Joabe e contra os generais do exército. Saiu da presença do rei Joabe, com os generais do exército a contar o povo de Israel. 5 Tendo eles passado o Jordão, acamparam-se em *Dt 2.36;Js 13.9,16Aroer, ao lado direito da cidade que está no meio do vale de Gade, indo até *Nm 21.32;32.35Jazer. 6 Em seguida, foram a Gileade e à terra de Tatim-Hodchi; foram a Dã-Jaã, dali virando-se para *Js 19.28;Jz 1.31Sidom, 7 chegaram *Js 19.29à fortaleza de Tiro, e a todas as cidades dos *Js 11.3;Jz 3.3heveus e dos cananeus; e acabaram a viagem no Neguebe de Judá, em *Gn 21.22-33Berseba. 8 Tendo corrido toda a terra, chegaram a Jerusalém ao fim de nove meses e vinte dias. 9 Deu Joabe ao rei a *Nm 1.44-46soma do recenseamento do povo. Havia em Israel *1Cr 21.5oitocentos mil homens valentes que puxavam da espada, e em Judá eram quinhentos mil.

10 *1Sm 24.5O coração de Davi o acusou, depois de ter ele numerado o povo. Disse Davi a Jeová: *2Sm 12.13Muito pequei no que fiz; porém agora, Jeová, rogo-te que perdoes a iniquidade do teu servo, porque *1Sm 13.13;2Cr 16.9procedi muito nesciamente. 11 Levantando-se Davi pela manhã, veio a palavra de Jeová ao *1Sm 22.5;1Cr 29.29profeta Gade, *1Sm 9.9vidente de Davi, dizendo: 12 Vai e fala a Davi: Assim diz Jeová: Três coisas te ofereço; escolhe qual delas queres que te faça. 13 Gade, indo ter com Davi, lho intimou e disse: Queres que te venham *1Cr 21.12;Ez 14.21sete anos de fome na tua terra? Ou queres fugir por três meses diante dos teus inimigos, enquanto estes te perseguirem? Ou que haja por três dias peste na tua terra? Delibera, agora, e vê que resposta hei de levar a quem me enviou. 14 Respondeu Davi a Gade: Acho-me em grande aperto. Caiamos nas mãos de Jeová, *Sl 51.1;130.4,7porque muitas são as suas misericórdias; porém nas mãos dos homens não caia eu.

15 Então, *1Cr 21.14;27.24enviou Jeová a peste a Israel, desde a manhã até o tempo determinado; e morreram do povo, *2Sm 24.2desde Dã até Berseba, setenta mil homens. 16 *Êx 12.23;2Rs 19.35;At 12.23Quando o Anjo estendeu a mão sobre Jerusalém para a destruir, *Êx 32.14;1Sm 15.11arrependeu-se do mal Jeová e disse ao Anjo que exterminava ao povo: Basta; detém, agora, a tua mão. O Anjo de Jeová estava junto à eira de Araúna, jebuseu. 17 Davi, quando viu ao Anjo que feriu o povo, falou a Jeová: *2Sm 24.10Eis que eu pequei e eu procedi perversamente, porém *2Sm 7.8;Sl 74.1estas ovelhas que fizeram? Seja a tua mão contra mim e contra a casa de meu pai.

Davi erige um altar na eira de Araúna

18 Veio Gade, naquele dia, ter com Davi e disse-lhe: Sobe e levanta um altar a Jeová na eira de *2Cr 3.1Araúna, jebuseu. 19 Davi subiu conforme a palavra de Gade, como Jeová ordenou. 20 Olhou Araúna, e, vendo que vinham ter com ele o rei e seus servos, saiu, e prostrou-se perante o rei com o rosto em terra. 21 Perguntou: Por que vem o rei, meu senhor, ter com o seu servo? Respondeu Davi: Para comprar de ti a eira, para edificar um altar a Jeová, *Nm 16.44-50a fim de que cesse dentre o povo a praga. 22 Araúna disse a Davi: Tome, e sacrifique o rei, meu senhor, o que bem lhe parecer; eis *1Sm 6.14;1Rs 19.21os bois para o holocausto, e os trilhos, e os aparelhos dos bois para a lenha. 23 *Gn 23.8-16Tudo isso, ó rei, Araúna te oferece. Disse Araúna ao rei: Que Jeová, teu Deus, *Ez 20.40-41te aceite! 24 Então, disse o rei a Araúna: Não; porém to comprarei pelo que vale; não *Ml 1.13-14oferecerei a Jeová, meu Deus, holocaustos que me não custem nada. *1Cr 21.24-25Comprou Davi a eira e os bois por cinquenta siclos de prata. 25 Edificou ali um altar a Jeová e ofereceu holocaustos e ofertas pacíficas. *2Sm 21.14Assim, Jeová se tornou propício para com a terra, e a praga cessou de Israel.

1 And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. 2 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.*24.2 Go: or, Compass 3 And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? 4 Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

5 And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:*24.5 river: or, valley 6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,*24.6 land of Tahtim-hodshi: or, nether land newly inhabited 7 And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer-sheba. 8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. 9 And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

10 And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. 11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, 12 Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. 13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. 14 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.*24.14 are great: or, are many

15 So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men. 16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.*24.16 Araunah: also called, Ornan 17 And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.

18 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.*24.18 Araunah: Heb. Araniah 19 And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded. 20 And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground. 21 And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people. 22 And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood. 23 All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee. 24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 25 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.