1 Chronicles 21:9-19

9The LordH3068 spokeH1696 to 1GadH1410, David’sH1732 2seerH2374, 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 123threeH7969 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, 4for His merciesH7356 are veryH3966 greatH7227. But do not let me fallH5307 into humanH120 handsH3027.”

145So the LordH3068 6sentH5414 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 7wasH5162 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 8OrnanH771 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, 9coveredH3680 with sackclothH8242, fellH5307 on their facesH6440. 17And DavidH1732 saidH559 to GodH430, “Is it not I who 10commandedH559 to countH4487 the peopleH5971? Indeed, I am the one whoH834 has sinnedH2398 and actedH7489 veryH7489 wickedlyH7489, 11but 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.”

1812Then the angelH4397 of the LordH3068 13commandedH559 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.