I am under no illusions about what is going to happen in the future, and that the end is probably only a few months away. It is so sad to see what was once a very healthy and strong man to now what is a very skinny man with a big frame. He is 55.
How Much Did David Pay for Ornan's Threshingfloor? Claimed Contradiction: II Samuel 24:24 says that David paid 50 shekels of silver to purchase the threshingfloor of Ornan, yet I Chronicles 21:25 says that he paid 600 shekels of gold for this property. This supposed contradiction, like many others, rests on the shaky foundation of cursory reading.
ANSWER: Before we delve into why David had to wait before ruling over a unified Israel, we need to know how long was the waiting period. He was the youngest of eight sons of Jesse the Bethlehemite, is anointed king by the prophet Samuel (1Samuel 16:1 - 3). While the historian Josephus says that he was ten years old when anointed, modern commentaries place the age at around fifteen.