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2 Samuel 24:17-19
Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 24:17-19
Christian Standard Bible
17 When David saw the angel striking the people, he said to the Lord, “Look, I am the one who has sinned; I am the one[a] who has done wrong. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let your hand be against me and my father’s family.”
David’s Altar
18 Gad came to David that day and said to him, “Go up and set up an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” 19 David went up in obedience to Gad’s command, just as the Lord had commanded.
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- 24:17 LXX reads shepherd
2 Samuel 24:17-19
New International Version
2 Samuel 24:17-19
New International Version
17 When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the Lord, “I have sinned; I, the shepherd,[a] have done wrong. These are but sheep.(A) What have they done?(B) Let your hand fall on me and my family.”(C)
David Builds an Altar(D)
18 On that day Gad went to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah(E) the Jebusite.” 19 So David went up, as the Lord had commanded through Gad.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 24:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have the shepherd.
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