2 Samuel 24:17

17 Entonces David habló al SEÑOR, cuando vio al ángel que hería al pueblo, y dijo: He aquí, yo soy el que ha pecado, y yo soy el que ha hecho mal; pero estas ovejas, ¿qué han hecho? Te ruego que tu mano caiga sobre mí y sobre la casa de mi padre.

2 Samuel 24:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 24:17

And David spake unto the Lord
In prayer; he and the elders of Israel being clothed in sackcloth, and fallen on their faces, he prayed, not unto the angel, but to Jehovah that sent him; see ( 1 Chronicles 21:16 1 Chronicles 21:17 ) ;

when he saw the angel that smote the people;
in the air over Jerusalem, with a drawn sword in his hand, which made him appear terrible:

and said, lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly;
in numbering the people:

but these sheep, what have they done?
he looked upon himself as the only transgressor, and his people as innocent, and as harmless as sheep; he thought of no sins but his own; these were uppermost in his mind, and lay heavy on his conscience; and it grieved him extremely the his people should suffer on his account: but they were not so innocent as he thought and suggests; and it was not only for his, but their sins, this evil came; he was suffered to do what he did, to bring upon them deserved punishment for their rebellion against him, and other sins; however, this shows the high opinion he had of them, the great affection he had for them, and his sympathy with them in this time of distress:

let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's
house;
let me and mine die, and not they; a type of Christ, the good Shepherd, willing to lay down his life for the sheep, and suffer in their stead, that they might go free.

2 Samuel 24:17 In-Context

15 Y el SEÑOR envió pestilencia sobre Israel desde la mañana hasta el tiempo señalado; y desde Dan hasta Beerseba murieron setenta mil hombres del pueblo.

16 Cuando el ángel extendió su mano hacia Jerusalén para destruirla, el SEÑOR se arrepintió del mal, y dijo al ángel que destruía al pueblo: ¡Basta! ¡Detén ahora tu mano! Y el ángel del SEÑOR estaba junto a la era de Arauna jebuseo.

17 Entonces David habló al SEÑOR, cuando vio al ángel que hería al pueblo, y dijo: He aquí, yo soy el que ha pecado, y yo soy el que ha hecho mal; pero estas ovejas, ¿qué han hecho? Te ruego que tu mano caiga sobre mí y sobre la casa de mi padre.

18 Y Gad vino a David aquel día y le dijo: Sube, edifica un altar al SEÑOR en la era de Arauna jebuseo.

19 David subió conforme a la palabra de Gad, tal como el SEÑOR había ordenado.