Verse 17

1 Chronicles 21:17

Geneva Bible

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17 And Dauid said vnto God (Elohim), Is it not I that commanded to nomber the people? It is euen I that haue sinned and haue committed euil, but these sheepe what haue they done? O Lord my God (Elohim), I beseech thee, let thine hande be on me and on my fathers house, and not on thy people for their destruction.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֣יד אֶֽל הָ/אֱלֹהִ֡ים הֲ/לֹא֩ אֲנִ֨י אָמַ֜רְתִּי לִ/מְנ֣וֹת בָּ/עָ֗ם וַ/אֲנִי ה֤וּא אֲשֶׁר חָטָ֨אתִי֙ וְ/הָרֵ֣עַ הֲרֵע֔וֹתִי וְ/אֵ֥לֶּה הַ/צֹּ֖אן מֶ֣ה עָשׂ֑וּ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֗/י תְּהִ֨י נָ֤א יָֽדְ/ךָ֙ בִּ֚/י וּ/בְ/בֵ֣ית אָבִ֔/י וּֽ/בְ/עַמְּ/ךָ֖ לֹ֥א לְ/מַגֵּפָֽה

English Translation

And David said to God, "Did I not say to count the people? And I am the one who has sinned and done wrong, but what have these sheep done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand be against me and my father's house, but not against Your people for plague."

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Chapter 21 Context

1 And Satan stoode vp against Israel, and prouoked Dauid to nomber Israel. Focus ↗

2 Therefore Dauid said to Ioab, and to the rulers of the people, Go, and nomber Israel from Beer-sheba... Focus ↗

3 And Ioab answered, The Lord increase his people an hundreth times so many as they be, O my lord the... Focus ↗

4 Neuerthelesse the Kings word preuailed against Ioab. And Ioab departed and went thorowe all Israel,... Focus ↗

5 And Ioab gaue the nomber and summe of the people vnto Dauid: and all Israel were eleuen hundreth tho... Focus ↗

6 But the Leuites and Beniamin counted he not among them: for the Kings worde was abominable to Ioab. Focus ↗

7 And God (Elohim) was displeased with this thing: therefore he smote Israel. Focus ↗

8 Then Dauid saide vnto God (Elohim), I haue sinned greatly, because I haue done this thing: but now,... Focus ↗

9 And the Lord spake vnto Gad Dauids Seer, saying, Focus ↗

10 Goe and tell Dauid, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three thinges: choose thee one of them... Focus ↗

11 So Gad came to Dauid, and sayde vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Take to thee Focus ↗

12 Either three yeeres famine, or three moneths to be destroyed before thine aduersaries, and the sword... Focus ↗

13 And Dauid said vnto Gad, I am in a wonderfull strait. let me nowe fall into the hande of the Lord: f... Focus ↗

14 So the Lord sent a pestilence in Israel, and there fell of Israel seuentie thousande men. Focus ↗

15 And God (Elohim) sent the Angel into Ierusalem to destroy it. And as he was destroying, the Lord beh... Focus ↗

16 And Dauid lift vp his eyes, and sawe the Angel of the Lord stande betweene the earth and the heauen... Focus ↗

17 And Dauid said vnto God (Elohim), Is it not I that commanded to nomber the people? It is euen I that...

18 Then the Angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to Dauid, that Dauid should goe vp, and set vp an al... Focus ↗

19 So Dauid went vp according to the saying of Gad, which he had spoken in the Name of the Lord. Focus ↗

20 And Ornan turned about, and sawe the Angel, and his foure sonnes, that were with him, hid them selue... Focus ↗

21 And as Dauid came to Ornan, Ornan looked and sawe Dauid, and went out of the thresshing floore, and... Focus ↗

22 And Dauid saide to Ornan, Giue me the place of thy thresshing floore, that I may builde an altar the... Focus ↗

23 Then Ornan saide vnto Dauid, Take it to thee, and let my lord the King do that which seemeth him goo... Focus ↗

24 And King Dauid saide to Ornan, Not so: but I will bye it for sufficient money: for I wil not take th... Focus ↗

25 So Dauid gaue to Ornan for that place sixe hundreth shekels of golde by weight. Focus ↗

26 And Dauid built there an altar vnto the Lord, and offred burnt offrings, and peace offrings, and cal... Focus ↗

27 And when the Lord had spoken to the Angel, he put vp his sworde againe into his sheath. Focus ↗

28 At that time when Dauid sawe that the Lord had heard him in the thresshing floore of Ornan the Iebus... Focus ↗

29 (But the Tabernacle of the Lord which Moses had made in the wildernesse, and the altar of burnt offr... Focus ↗

30 And Dauid could not go before it to aske counsel at God (Elohim): for he was afraide of the sworde o... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Chronicles
Chapter: Chapter 21 (30 verses)
Version: Geneva Bible

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