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These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall on me and my family.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> When David saw the angel, he said to the LORD, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family.” <a href="/esv/2_samuel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me and against my father’s house.” <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.” <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/24.htm">King James Bible</a> And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/24.htm">New King James Version</a> Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Surely I have sinned, and I have done wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray, be against me and against my father’s house.” <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, “Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done wrong; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Your hand be against me and against my father’s house!” <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, &#8220Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done wrong; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Your hand be against me and against my father&#8217s house.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, “Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done wrong; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Thy hand be against me and against my father’s house.” <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, “Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done unrighteousness; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Your hand be against me and my father’s house.” <a href="/amp/2_samuel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he spoke to the LORD and said, “Behold, I [alone] am the one who has sinned and done wrong; but these sheep (people of Israel), what have they done [to deserve this]? Please let Your hand be [only] against me and my father’s house (family).” <a href="/csb/2_samuel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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 who has done wrong. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let your hand be against me and my father’s family.” <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When David saw the angel striking the people, he said to the LORD, &#8220Look, I am the one who has sinned; I am the one who has done wrong. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand be against me and my father&#8217s family.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_samuel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> And David spake unto Jehovah when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> David saw the angel killing everyone and told the LORD, "These people are like sheep with me as their shepherd. I have sinned terribly, but they have done nothing wrong. Please, punish me and my family instead of them!" <a href="/erv/2_samuel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done perversely: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When David saw the Messenger who had been killing the people, he said to the LORD, "I've sinned. I've done wrong. What have these sheep done? Please let your punishment be against me and against my father's family." <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> David saw the angel who was killing the people, and said to the LORD, "I am the guilty one. I am the one who did wrong. What have these poor people done? You should punish me and my family." <a href="/isv/2_samuel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> When David saw the angel who had been attacking the people, he told the LORD, "Look, I'm the one who has sinned! I did the evil. These are only sheep! What did they do? Please, let your hand fall on me and on my household!" <a href="/msb/2_samuel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, ?Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father?s house.? <a href="/net/2_samuel/24.htm">NET Bible</a> When he saw the angel who was destroying the people, David said to the LORD, "Look, it is I who have sinned and done this evil thing! As for these sheep--what have they done? Attack me and my family." <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, "Look, I have sinned, and I, the shepherd, have done great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me, and against my father?s house." <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. <a href="/web/2_samuel/24.htm">World English Bible</a> David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me, and against my father’s house.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And David speaks to YHWH when he sees the messenger who is striking among the people, and says, “Behold, I have sinned, indeed, I have done perversely; and these—the flock—what have they done? Please let Your hand be on me and on the house of my father.” <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And David speaketh unto Jehovah, when he seeth the messenger who is smiting among the people, and saith, 'Lo, I have sinned, yea, I have done perversely; and these -- the flock -- what have they done? Let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father.' <a href="/slt/2_samuel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And David will say to Jehovah, in his seeing the messenger smiting the people, and he will say, Behold, I sinned and acted perversely; and these sheep, what did they? Now shall thy hand be upon me and upon my father's house.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And David said to the Lord, when he saw the angel striking the people: It is I; I am he that have sinned, I have done wickedly: these that are the sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I beseech thee, be turned against me, and against my father's house. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when he had seen the Angel cutting down the people, David said to the Lord: “I am the one who sinned. I have acted iniquitously. These ones who are the sheep, what have they done? I beg you that your hand may be turned against me and against my father’s house.” <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/24.htm">New American Bible</a> When David saw the angel who was striking the people, he said to the LORD: “It is I who have sinned; it is I, the shepherd, who have done wrong. But these sheep, what have they done? Strike me and my father’s family!” <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When David saw the angel who was destroying the people, he said to the LORD, “I alone have sinned, and I alone have done wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Let your hand, I pray, be against me and against my father’s house.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who smote the people, and said to the angel, I have sinned and I have given provocation; but these innocent sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand be against me, and against my father's house. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And David said before LORD JEHOVAH, when he saw the Angel who destroyed the people, he answered and he said to him to the Angel: “Surely I have sinned and I have provoked anger! These sheep are blameless! What have they done? Let your hand be against me and against the house of my father!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And David spoke unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said: 'Lo, I have sinned, and I have done iniquitously; but these sheep, what have they done? let Thy hand, I pray Thee, be against me, and against my father's house.' <a href="/sep/2_samuel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel smiting the people, and he said, Behold, it is I that have done wrong, but these sheep what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, be upon me, and upon my father's house. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/24-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=7634" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/24.htm">A Plague on Israel</a> …16But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 17<a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">When David</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: bir·’ō·ṯōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: ham·mal·’āḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">the angel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: ham·mak·keh (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">striking down</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ḇā·‘ām (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I, the shepherd,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥā·ṭā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">have sinned</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: wə·’ā·nō·ḵî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5753.htm" title="5753: he·‘ĕ·wê·ṯî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To bend, twist. A primitive root; to crook, literally or figuratively.">acted wickedly.</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">But these</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: haṣ·ṣōn (Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">sheep,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: meh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">have they done?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">Please,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">let Your hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tə·hî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">fall upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/bî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">and my father’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇə·ḇêṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-17.htm">1 Chronicles 21:17</a> And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.” <a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Exodus 32:32</a> Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.” <a href="/numbers/16-22.htm">Numbers 16:22</a> But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?” <a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">1 Kings 18:36-37</a> At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. / Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.” <a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-4</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. / For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. ... <a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Psalm 106:23</a> So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them. <a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a> We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. <a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7</a> Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You. <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Daniel 9:4-5</a> And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, / we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. <a href="/matthew/27-24.htm">Matthew 27:24-25</a> When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.” / All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” <a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Luke 23:34</a> Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots. <a href="/john/11-50.htm">John 11:50-52</a> You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.” / Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation, / and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one. <a href="/acts/3-14.htm">Acts 3:14-15</a> You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. / You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact. <a href="/romans/5-8.htm">Romans 5:8</a> But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, See, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let your hand, I pray you, be against me, and against my father's house.spake<a href="/1_chronicles/21-16.htm">1 Chronicles 21:16,17</a> And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces… Lo, I have sinned<a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">2 Samuel 24:10</a> And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.<a href="/job/7-20.htm">Job 7:20</a> I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?<a href="/job/42-6.htm">Job 42:6</a> Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.these sheep<a href="/1_kings/22-17.htm">1 Kings 22:17</a> And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.<a href="/psalms/44-11.htm">Psalm 44:11</a> Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.<a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Psalm 74:1</a> Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?let thine<a href="/genesis/44-33.htm">Genesis 44:33</a> Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren.<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11,12</a> I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep… <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24,25</a> Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/24-16.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-15.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-28.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-19.htm">Iniquitously</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-19.htm">Perversely</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">Please</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-29.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm">Striking</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-22.htm">Wickedly</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-19.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/13-18.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-31.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-53.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">Iniquitously</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">Perversely</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-12.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-9.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-31.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-20.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/job/39-20.htm">Striking</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-25.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-47.htm">Wickedly</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-44.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 24</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/24-1.htm">David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people</a> 5. <a href="/2_samuel/24-5.htm">The captains, in nine months and twenty days, gather 1,300,000 fighting men</a> 10. <a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">David repents, and having three plagues proposed by God, chooses pestilence</a> 15. <a href="/2_samuel/24-15.htm">After the death of 70,000, David by prayer prevents the destruction of Jerusalem</a> 18. <a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">David, by God's direction, purchases Araunah's threshing floor; </a> 25. <a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm">and the plague stops</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When David saw the angel striking down the people David's vision of the angel is a divine revelation, highlighting the seriousness of the situation. Angels often serve as messengers or agents of God's will, as seen in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19:1</a> and <a href="/exodus/12-23.htm">Exodus 12:23</a>. The angel's presence signifies God's direct intervention in human affairs, emphasizing the gravity of David's sin in ordering the census. This event occurs after David's military census, which was against God's will, leading to a plague as punishment (<a href="/2_samuel/24.htm">2 Samuel 24:1-15</a>). The angel's actions are a fulfillment of the judgment pronounced by the prophet Gad.he said to the LORD David's immediate response is to turn to God in prayer, demonstrating his recognition of God's sovereignty and his own accountability. This reflects the biblical principle of repentance and seeking God's mercy, as seen in <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a>, where David confesses his sin with Bathsheba. It underscores the importance of direct communication with God in times of crisis.Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly David acknowledges his role as a shepherd, a metaphor for leadership and responsibility, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a> and <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>, where Jesus is described as the Good Shepherd. By admitting his sin, David takes full responsibility for his actions, contrasting with his earlier failures to do so, such as in the case of Uriah (2 Samuel 11). This confession is a model of humility and accountability for leaders.But these sheep, what have they done? David's plea for the people reflects his pastoral heart and concern for his subjects, akin to Moses interceding for Israel in <a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a>. The metaphor of sheep emphasizes the innocence and vulnerability of the people, who suffer due to the actions of their leader. This highlights the biblical theme of intercession and the responsibility of leaders to protect their people.Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house David offers himself and his family as substitutes for the punishment, a foreshadowing of the concept of substitutionary atonement found in <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-6</a> and fulfilled in Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross. This self-sacrificial attitude is a type of Christ, who bore the sins of humanity. David's willingness to bear the consequences of his sin demonstrates true repentance and a desire to protect his people, aligning with the biblical principle of sacrificial leadership.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The King of Israel, who acknowledges his sin and takes responsibility for the consequences affecting his people. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_lord.htm">The Angel of the LORD</a> A divine messenger executing judgment upon Israel as a result of David's sin. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The God of Israel, who is just and merciful, and to whom David appeals for mercy. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a> Referred to as "sheep" by David, they are suffering due to the king's actions. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where the angel was poised to strike, highlighting the severity of the situation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_leadership.htm">The Weight of Leadership</a> Leaders bear significant responsibility for their actions, which can have widespread consequences. <a href="/topical/t/the_heart_of_a_shepherd.htm">The Heart of a Shepherd</a> True leadership involves self-sacrifice and a deep concern for the well-being of those under one's care. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_intercession.htm">Repentance and Intercession</a> Genuine repentance involves acknowledging one's sin and interceding for others affected by it. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a> God's response to sin is just, yet He is also merciful to those who repent and seek His forgiveness. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_christ_as_the_ultimate_shepherd.htm">The Role of Christ as the Ultimate Shepherd</a> David's willingness to take the punishment points to Christ, who took upon Himself the sins of the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 24</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a> <a href="/q/why_would_god_send_a_deadly_plague.htm">Why would a merciful God send a plague that kills 70,000 people for David’s wrongdoing (2 Samuel 24:15)? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_change_his_mind_in_exodus_32_14.htm">Why does an all-knowing God, in Exodus 32:14, appear to change His mind after Moses intercedes? </a> <a href="/q/who_incited_david's_census.htm">Who incited David to take a census? (2 Samuel 24:1 vs. 1 Chronicles 21:1)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - I have done wickedly; Hebrew, I have done perversely, or crookedly. David acknowledges that his conduct had not been upright and straightforward, but that he had turned aside into the paths of self-will and personal aggrandizement. These sheep, what have they done? The sin had been quite as much that of the people as of the king; for the war lust had entered into the very heart of the nation. But David, with that warmth of feeling which makes his character so noble, can see only his own fault. It is not a true repentance when the sinner looks for excuses, and apportions the blame between himself and others. To David the people seemed innocent, or, if at all to blame, he felt that it was he who had set them the example and led them on. The narrative in this place is much briefer than in Chronicles. <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/24-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When David דָּוִ֨ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse saw בִּרְאֹת֣וֹ ׀ (bir·’ō·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see the angel הַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ ׀ (ham·mal·’āḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel striking down הַמַּכֶּ֣ה (ham·mak·keh) Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike the people, בָעָ֗ם (ḇā·‘ām) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock he said וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD, יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “Surely הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! I, [the shepherd], אָנֹכִ֤י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I have sinned חָטָ֙אתִי֙ (ḥā·ṭā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn and וְאָנֹכִ֣י (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I acted wickedly. הֶעֱוֵ֔יתִי (he·‘ĕ·wê·ṯî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5753.htm">Strong's 5753: </a> To bend, twist But these וְאֵ֥לֶּה (wə·’êl·leh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those sheep, הַצֹּ֖אן (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock what מֶ֣ה (meh) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what have they done? עָשׂ֑וּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make Please, נָ֥א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' let Your hand יָדְךָ֛ (yā·ḏə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand fall upon תְּהִ֨י (tə·hî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be me בִּ֖י (bî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_0.htm">Strong's 0: </a> 0 and my father?s אָבִֽי׃ (’ā·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father house.? וּבְבֵ֥ית (ū·ḇə·ḇêṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-17.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 24:17 David spoke to Yahweh when he saw (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/24-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 24:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 24:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 24:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 24:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>