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1 Chronicles 21:8

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David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.”

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1 Chronicles 21:8 in other translations

And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

1 Chronicles 21:8 · American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 21:8 in context

  1. 6But he didn’t count Levi and Benjamin among them; for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.
  2. 7God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.
  3. 8David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.”
  4. 9Yahweh spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,
  5. 10“Go and speak to David, saying, ‘Yahweh says, “I offer you three things. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.” ’ ”