After further analysis, it is clear that throughout the entire census story, there are some glaring differences between the writers of 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. At times, verses were added to the story that did not line up with the other book being contrasted. Many times 2 Samuel or 1 Chronicles would elaborate more to the story. This can look like discrepancies, but also showed the contrasting opinions on what they believed was an important part of the story. Both books claim to report history, but obviously report it differently. It is obvious that throughout 1 Chronicles, that the Chronicler focused heavily on David’s reign. Therefore, there are some events that have been omitted, but can be found in other biblical histories. The biggest
