2 Samuel 24:15-25
24:16 a the Lord relented: God might stop his judgment when a third party intercedes for the intended target (Exod 32:12-14 b), when the sinful person repents (Jer 18:8 c), or simply because he decides to do so.• the death angel: Cp. Exod 12:23 d.
• A threshing floor was an unwalled space where harvested grain was threshed and winnowed to separate the kernels from the chaff. Gideon encountered God at a threshing floor (Judg 6:37 e). Araunah’s threshing floor later became the site of the Temple (1 Chr 21:18–22:1 f; 2 Chr 3:1 g).
• Araunah the Jebusite: Even though David had taken Jerusalem from the Jebusites (2 Sam 5:6-9 h), he had not eliminated them or driven them away.
24:17 i I am the one who has sinned: David’s earlier confession of sin was limited to his circumstances (“forgive my guilt,” 24:10 j); now he prayed for those he considered innocent (but see 24:1 k) and offered to die in their place.
• as sheep: David was the shepherd of Israel (see study note on 7:8).
24:21 l so that he will stop the plague: David did not know that God had already announced the end of the plague to the angel (24:16 m).
24:25 n David performed priestly functions when he built an altar, offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and prayed for his people; in response, the Lord answered his prayer (cp. 21:14 o).
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