1 Chronicles 21:17 meaning and explanation
And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”
1 Chronicles 21:17, Berean Standard Bible
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David speaks these words during a plague that has already killed seventy thousand Israelites. He has seen the angel of the LORD with a drawn sword stretched over Jerusalem, and he and the elders have fallen facedown in sackcloth.
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