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David's Counting of the Nation

Exegetical Approaches

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Counted Heads

David's sin lay in directly counting the nation rather than counting via  a redemptive object.

Sources:Bavli BerakhotBerakhot 62bAbout the Bavli, RashiShemot 30:12About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki, ChizkuniShemot 30:12Shemot 30:16About R. Chizkiyah b. Manoach, RambanShemot 30:12About R. Moshe b. Nachman, RalbagShemuel II 24:1Shemot Beur HaMilot 30:12Shemot Toalot 30:1-2About R. Levi b. Gershom

Unnecessary Census

Sources:Bemidbar Rabbah2:17About Bemidbar Rabbah, RadakShemuel II 24:1About R. David Kimchi, RidShemuel II 24:10About R. Yeshayah of Trani, RambanBemidbar 1:2Bemidbar 16:21About R. Moshe b. Nachman, Akeidat Yitzchakשמות שער נ"ב שאלות א'-ד'About R. Yitzchak Arama, ShadalShemot 30:12Shemot 30:12About R. Shemuel David Luzzatto, Hoil MosheBemidbar 1:2About R. Moshe Yitzchak Ashkenazi

Overconfidence in Self

No Sin