New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Chronicles 21:17
17And David said to God, “Is it not I who 1commanded to count the people? Indeed, I am the one who has sinned and acted very wickedly, 2but these sheep, what have they done? Lord, my God, just let Your hand be against me and my father’s household, and not against Your people as a plague.”
1 Chronicles 21:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father’s house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
- New International Version (NIV)David said to God, “Was it not I who ordered the fighting men to be counted? I, the shepherd, have sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Lord my God, let your hand fall on me and my family, but do not let this plague remain on your people.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David said to God, "Was it not I who gave command to number the people? It is I who have sinned and done great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O Lord my God, be against me and against my father's house. But do not let the plague be on your people."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And David said to God, “Was it not I who commanded the people to be numbered? I am the one who has sinned and done evil indeed; but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray, O Lord my God, be against me and my father’s house, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.”
Context of 1 Chronicles 21:17
15And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroy it, the Lord saw and was sorry about the catastrophe, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now relax your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 16Then David raised his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces. And David said to God, “Is it not I who commanded to count the people? Indeed, I am the one who has sinned and acted very wickedly, but these sheep, what have they done? Lord, my God, just let Your hand be against me and my father’s household, and not against Your people as a plague.” 18Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David was to go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 19So David went up at the word of Gad, which he spoke in the name of the Lord.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֣יד אֶֽל־הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים הֲלֹא֩ אֲנִ֨י אָמַ֜רְתִּי לִמְנ֣וֹת בָּעָ֗ם וַאֲנִי־ה֤וּא הָֽרֹעֶה אֲשֶׁר־חָטָ֙אתִי֙ וְהָרֵ֣עַ הֲרֵע֔וֹתִי וְאֵ֥לֶּה הַצֹּ֖אן מֶ֣ה עָשׂ֑וּ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֗י תְּהִ֨י נָ֤א יָֽדְךָ֙ בִּ֚י וּבְבֵ֣ית אָבִ֔י וּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖ לֹ֥א לְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
- And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- to countמָנָהmânâh · to countH4487
- the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- Indeed, I am the one whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- has sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- and actedרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
- but theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
- whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
- have they doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- ? Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- justנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
- let Your handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- be against me and my father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
- householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- as a plagueמַגֵּפָהmaggêphâh · plagueH4046
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 21:17
- 1 Chronicles 21:8David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, by doing this thing. But now, please overlook Your servant’s guilt, for I have behaved very foolishly.”
- 2 Samuel 24:17Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, “Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done wrong; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Your hand be against me and against my father’s house!”
- Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.
- Ezekiel 16:63so that you may remember and be ashamed, and not open your mouth again because of your disgrace, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done,” the Lord God declares.
- 1 Kings 22:17So he said, “I saw all Israel Scattered on the mountains, Like sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Each of them is to return to his house in peace.’”
- Psalms 44:11You turn us over to be eaten like sheep, And have scattered us among the nations.
- 2 Samuel 24:1Now the anger of the Lord burned against Israel again, and He incited David against them to say, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”
- Genesis 44:33So now, please let your servant remain as a slave to my lord instead of the boy, and let the boy go up with his brothers.
- Exodus 32:32But now, if You will forgive their sin, very well; but if not, please wipe me out from Your book which You have written!”
- John 10:11“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
- Romans 9:3For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my countrymen, my kinsmen according to the flesh,
- 1 John 3:16We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters.
- Exodus 20:5You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, inflicting the punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- 2 Samuel 12:10Now then, the sword shall never leave your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’
- Psalms 51:14Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
- Isaiah 39:7‘And some of your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
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- Darby Translation Notes
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- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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