1 Chronicles 21:1-28

11Then SatanH7854 stoodH5975 up againstH5921 IsraelH3478 and incitedH5496 DavidH1732 to countH4487 IsraelH3478. 2So DavidH1732 saidH559 to JoabH3097 and to the leadersH8269 of the peopleH5971, “2GoH1980, countH5608 IsraelH3478 from BeershebaH884 to DanH1835, and bringH935 me word so that I may knowH3045 their numberH4557.” 3But JoabH3097 saidH559, “3May the LordH3068 addH3254 to His peopleH5971 a hundredH3967 timesH6471 as many as they are! My lordH113 the kingH4428, are they not allH3605 my lord’sH113 servantsH5650? WhyH4100 does my lordH113 seekH1245 thisH2088 thingH2088? WhyH4100 should he be a causeH819 ofH819 guiltH819 to IsraelH3478?” 4Nevertheless, the king’sH4428 wordH1697 prevailedH2388 againstH5921 JoabH3097. Therefore, JoabH3097 departedH3318 and wentH1980 throughoutH3605 IsraelH3478, and cameH935 to JerusalemH3389. 5Then JoabH3097 gaveH5414 the numberH4557 of the censusH4662 of the peopleH5971 to DavidH1732. 4IsraelH3478 was 1,100,000H505H3967 menH376 in allH3605 who drewH8025 the swordH2719; and JudahH3063 was 470,000H702H3967H7657H505 menH376 who drewH8025 the swordH2719. 65But he did not 6countH6485 LeviH3878 and BenjaminH1144 amongH8432 them, becauseH3588 the king’sH4428 7commandH1697 wasH8581 abhorrentH8581 to JoabH3097.

7Now 8GodH430 was displeasedH7489H5869 with thisH2088 thingH1697, so He struckH5221 IsraelH3478. 8DavidH1732 saidH559 to GodH430, “I have sinnedH2398 greatlyH3966, 9by doingH6213 thisH2088 thingH1697. 10But nowH6258, pleaseH4994 overlookH5674 Your servant’sH5650 guiltH5771, for I have behavedH5528 veryH3966 foolishlyH5528.”

9The LordH3068 spokeH1696 to 11GadH1410, David’sH1732 12seerH2374, sayingH559, 10“GoH1980 and speakH1696 to DavidH1732, sayingH559, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “I extendH5186 to you threeH7969 choices; chooseH977 for yourself oneH259 of them, which I will doH6213 to you.”’” 11So GadH1410 cameH935 to DavidH1732 and saidH559 to him, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: ‘TakeH6901 for yourself 1213threeH7969 yearsH8141 of famineH7458, or threeH7969 monthsH2320 to be sweptH5595 awayH5595 beforeH4480H6440 your foesH6862 while the swordH2719 of your enemiesH340 overtakesH5381 you, or else threeH7969 daysH3117 of the swordH2719 of the LordH3068: a plagueH1698 in the landH776, and the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 destroyingH7843 throughoutH3605 the territoryH1366 of IsraelH3478.’ NowH6258, therefore, considerH7200 whatH4100 answerH1697 I shall bringH7725 backH7725 to Him who sentH7971 me.” 13DavidH1732 saidH559 to GadH1410, “I amH6887 inH6887 greatH3966 distressH6887; pleaseH4994 let me fallH5307 into the handH3027 of the LordH3068, 14for His merciesH7356 are veryH3966 greatH7227. But do not let me fallH5307 into humanH120 handsH3027.”

1415So the LordH3068 16sentH5414 a plagueH1698 on IsraelH3478; seventyH7657 thousandH505 menH376 of IsraelH3478 fellH5307. 15And GodH430 sentH7971 an angelH4397 to JerusalemH3389 to destroyH7843 it; but as he was about to destroyH7843 it, the LordH3068 sawH7200 and 17wasH5162 sorryH5162 aboutH5921 the catastropheH7463, and saidH559 to the destroyingH7843 angelH4397, “It is enoughH7227; nowH6258 relaxH7503 your handH3027.” And the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 was standingH5975 by the threshingH1637 floorH1637 of 18OrnanH771 the JebusiteH2983. 16Then DavidH1732 raisedH5375 his eyesH5869 and sawH7200 the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 standingH5975 betweenH996 earthH776 and heavenH8064, with his drawnH8025 swordH2719 in his handH3027 stretchedH5186 outH5186 overH5921 JerusalemH3389. Then DavidH1732 and the eldersH2205, 19coveredH3680 with sackclothH8242, fellH5307 on their facesH6440. 17And DavidH1732 saidH559 to GodH430, “Is it not I who 20commandedH559 to countH4487 the peopleH5971? Indeed, I am the one whoH834 has sinnedH2398 and actedH7489 veryH7489 wickedlyH7489, 21but theseH428 sheepH6629, whatH4100 have they doneH6213? LordH3068, my GodH430, justH4994 let Your handH3027 be against me and my father’sH1 householdH1004, and not against Your peopleH5971 as a plagueH4046.”

1822Then the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 23commandedH559 GadH1410 to sayH559 to DavidH1732, that DavidH1732 was to goH5927 upH5927 and buildH6965 an altarH4196 to the LordH3068 on the threshingH1637 floorH1637 of OrnanH771 the JebusiteH2983. 19So DavidH1732 wentH5927 upH5927 at the wordH1697 of GadH1410, whichH834 he spokeH1696 in the nameH8034 of the LordH3068. 20Now OrnanH771 turnedH7725 backH7725 and sawH7200 the angelH4397, and his fourH702 sonsH1121 who were with him hidH2244 themselves. And OrnanH771 was threshingH1758 wheatH2406. 21As DavidH1732 cameH935 to OrnanH771, OrnanH771 lookedH5027 and sawH7200 DavidH1732, and wentH3318 outH3318 from the threshingH1637 floorH1637 and prostratedH2331 himself to DavidH1732 with his faceH639 to the groundH776. 22Then DavidH1732 saidH559 to OrnanH771, “GiveH5414 me the 24siteH4725 of this threshingH1637 floorH1637, so that I may buildH1129 on it an altarH4196 to the LordH3068; you shall giveH5414 it to me for the fullH4392 priceH3701, so that the plagueH4046 may be broughtH6113 toH6113 aH6113 haltH6113 from the peopleH5971.” 23But OrnanH771 saidH559 to DavidH1732, “TakeH3947 it for yourself, and may my lordH113 the kingH4428 doH6213 whatH2896 isH2896 goodH2896 in his sightH5869. SeeH7200, I am givingH5414 the oxenH1241 for burntH5930 offeringsH5930, and the threshingH4173 sledgesH4173 for woodH6086 and the wheatH2406 for the grain offeringH4503; I am givingH5414 it allH3605.” 24Nevertheless, KingH4428 DavidH1732 saidH559 to OrnanH771, “NoH3808, but I will certainlyH7069 buyH7069 it for the fullH4392 priceH3701; for I will not takeH5375 whatH834 is yours for the LordH3068, nor offerH5927 a burntH5930 offeringH5930 25whichH2600 costsH2600 me nothingH2600.” 25So 26DavidH1732 gaveH5414 OrnanH771 sixH8337 hundredH3967 shekelsH8255 of goldH2091 by weightH4948 for the 27siteH4725. 26Then DavidH1732 builtH1129 an altarH4196 thereH8033 to the LordH3068, and offeredH5927 burntH5930 offeringsH5930 and peaceH8002 offeringsH8002. And he calledH7121 to the LordH3068, and 28He answeredH6030 him with fireH784 from heavenH8064 on the altarH4196 of burntH5930 offeringH5930. 27The LordH3068 commandedH559 the angelH4397, and he returnedH7725 his swordH2719 to its sheathH5084.

28At that timeH6256, when DavidH1732 sawH7200 that the LordH3068 had answeredH6030 him on the threshingH1637 floorH1637 of OrnanH771 the JebusiteH2983, he offeredH2076 sacrificeH2076 thereH8033.