Verse 14
2 Samuel 24:14
World English Bible
14
David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let us fall now into Yahweh’s hand; for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into man’s hand.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אֶל גָּ֖ד צַר לִ֣/י מְאֹ֑ד נִפְּלָה נָּ֤א בְ/יַד יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי רַבִּ֣ים רחמ/ו רַֽחֲמָ֔י/ו וּ/בְ/יַד אָדָ֖ם אַל אֶפֹּֽלָה
English Translation
David said to Gad, "I am in great distress; let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great, but let me not fall into the hand of man."
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Chapter 24 Context
1
Again Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, “Go, count Isra...
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2
The king said to Joab the captain of the army, who was with him, “Now go back and forth through all...
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3
Joab said to the king, “Now may Yahweh your God (Elohim) add to the people, however many they may be...
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4
Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. Joab...
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5
They passed over the Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the mid...
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6
then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; and they came to Dan Jaan, and around to...
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7
and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and...
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8
So when they had gone back and forth through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine...
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9
Joab gave up the sum of the counting of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundr...
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10
David’s heart struck him after he had counted the people. David said to Yahweh, “I have sinned great...
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11
When David rose up in the morning, Yahweh’s word came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
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12
“Go and speak to David, ‘Yahweh says, “I offer you three things. Choose one of them, that I may do i...
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13
So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, “Shall seven years of famine come to you in you...
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14
David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let us fall now into Yahweh’s hand; for his mercies are great....
15
So Yahweh sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning even to the appointed time; and seventy thous...
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16
When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, Yahweh relented of the disaste...
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17
David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, “Behold, I have sinned,...
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18
Gad came that day to David, and said to him, “Go up, build an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor...
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19
David went up according to the saying of Gad, as Yahweh commanded.
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20
Araunah looked out, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him. Then Araunah went out, a...
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21
Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?”
David said, “To buy your threshing flo...
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22
Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the c...
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23
All this, O king, does Araunah give to the king.” Araunah said to the king, “May Yahweh your God (El...
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24
The king said to Araunah, “No; but I will most certainly buy it from you for a price. I will not off...
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25
David built an altar to Yahweh there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So Yahweh was...
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