1 Chronicles 21:8

6 But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.

7 This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.

Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

9 And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,

10 “Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
KJV
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.
WEB
David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”
ASV
And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
DARBY
And David said to God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing; and now, I beseech thee, put away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
BLB
And David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. And take away, please, the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
ÅB
Da sa David til Gud: Jeg har syndet storlig ved å gjøre dette; men tilgi nå din tjeners misgjerning, for jeg har båret meg meget uforstandig at.
OTB
Da sa David til Gud:
"Jeg har syndet stort ved å gjøre dette.
Men nå, vær så snill å tilgi din tjeners skyld,
for jeg har handlet meget uklokt."
B1930
Da sa David til Gud: Jeg har syndet storlig ved å gjøre dette; men tilgi nu din tjeners misgjerning, for jeg har båret mig meget uforstandig at.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 12:13

    Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.

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  • 1 John 1:9

    If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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  • John 1:29

    The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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  • Psalms 32:5

    Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

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  • 2 Samuel 13:13

    Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

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  • Psalms 51:1–3

    Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

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  • 1 Samuel 13:13

    “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.

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  • Genesis 34:7

    When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

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