Verse 8
1 Chronicles 21:8
King James Version
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And David said unto God (Elohim), I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִיד֙ אֶל הָ֣/אֱלֹהִ֔ים חָטָ֣אתִֽי מְאֹ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתִי אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֑ה וְ/עַתָּ֗ה הַֽעֲבֶר נָא֙ אֶת עֲו֣וֹן עַבְדְּ/ךָ֔ כִּ֥י נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי מְאֹֽד
English Translation
And David said to God, "I have sinned greatly by what I have done; and now, please remove the iniquity of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."
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Chapter 21 Context
1
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
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And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Da...
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3
And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they
be: but, my lord t...
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Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout al...
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5
And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all
they of Israel were a thousand...
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6
But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.
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And God (Elohim) was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
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8
And David said unto God (Elohim), I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I...
9
And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,
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10
Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three
things: choose thee one of them,...
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11
So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee
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12
Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of...
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13
And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very...
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14
So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
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15
And God (Elohim) sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD behe...
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16
And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven,...
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17
And David said unto God (Elohim),
Is it not I
that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is...
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18
Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an alt...
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19
And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD.
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20
And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was t...
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21
And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowe...
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22
Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of
this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar there...
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23
And Ornan said unto David, Take
it to thee, and let my lord the king do
that which is good in his ey...
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24
And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take...
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25
So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
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And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and c...
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27
And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
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At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusi...
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For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offer...
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30
But David could not go before it to enquire of God (Elohim): for he was afraid because of the sword...
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