David was Tempted by the Lord to Number the People.
And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved
David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. (2 Sam.
24 : 1.)
David was Tempted by Satan to Number the People.
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number
Israel. (1 Chron. 21 : 1.)
There were 800,000 Warriors of Israel and 500,000 of Judah.
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 five hundred thousand men. (2 Sam. 24 : 9.)
There were 1,100,000 of Israel and 470,000 of Judah.
And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And
all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand
[1,100,000] men that drew the sword; and Judah was four hundred three
score and ten thousand [470,000] men that drew the sword. (1 Chron.
21 : 5.)
David Sinned in Numbering the People.
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. (2
Sam. 24 : 10.)
David Never Sinned except in the Matter of Uriah.
David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not
aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life,
save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. (1 Kings 15 : 5.)
David Slew 700 Syrian Charioteers and 40,000 Horsemen.
And David slew the men of the seven hundred chariots of the Syrians,
and forty thousand horsemen. (2 Sam. 10 : 18.)
David Slew 7,000 Syrian Charioteers and 40,000 Footmen.
And David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in
chariots, and forty thousand footmen. (1 Chron. 19 : 18.)
David Paid for a Threshing Floor Fifty Shekels of Silver.
So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels
of silver. (2 Sam. 24 : 24.)
David Paid for it Six Hundred Shekels of Gold.
So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold. (1
Chron. 21 : 25.)
Goliath was Slain by David.
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines,
named Goliath of Gath.... So David ... smote the Philistine and slew
him. (1 Sam. 17 : 4, 50.)
Goliath was Slain by Elhanan.
Elhanan, the son of Jaare-origim, a Bethlehemite, slew ["the brother
of," supplied by the translators] Goliath the Gittite. (2 Sam.
21 : 19.)