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1 Chronicles 21:8 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 21 · verse 8
And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.1 Chronicles 21:8 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 21:8 in context
6But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.
7And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
8And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
9And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,
10Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- foolishlyçâkalto be sillyH5528 →
- iniquityʻâvônperversityH5771 →
- greatlymᵉʼôdproperly, vehemenceH3966 →
- servantʻebeda servantH5650 →
- sinnedchâṭâʼproperly, to missH2398 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
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David is here under the rod for numbering the people, that rod of correction which drives out the foolishness that is bound up in the heart, the foolishness of pride. Let us briefly observe, I. How he was corrected. If God's dearest children do amiss, they must expect to smart for it. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-17