The reading for Wednesday, April 19, 2023 , is 1 Chronicles 19 - 21

 1 Chronicles 19 - 21

I almost forgot this blog today. I try to do it in the morning, but this morning I wanted to take my car to the garage to get the brakes checked. I was focused on that. The brakes were fine. I need 2 tires though. 

In today's reading, lots of battles won by David and his warriors. Hanun the son of Nahash behaved for the sake of the short term, but didn't think through the long term consequences, it seems to me. He just pissed King David off. Not good. 

I've always had trouble finding this 2nd giant beyond Goliath of Gath, but here he is with 6 fingers on each hand and 6 toes on each foot, as plain as day. 

Why does Joab know that the census is not what the Lord wants, but David persists in numbering the people? I think I asked this when we read about this in Kings. 

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