2 Samuel 24:17

17 Ao ver o anjo que estava matando o povo, disse Davi ao SENHOR: “Fui eu que pequei e cometi iniquidade. Estes não passam de ovelhas. O que eles fizeram? Que o teu castigo caia sobre mim e sobre a minha família!”

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 Então o SENHOR enviou uma praga sobre Israel, desde aquela manhã até a hora que tinha determinado. E morreram setenta mil homens do povo, de Dã a Berseba.

16 Quando o anjo estendeu a mão para destruir Jerusalém, o SENHOR arrependeu-se de trazer essa catástrofe e disse ao anjo destruidor: “Pare! Já basta!” Naquele momento o anjo do SENHOR estava perto da eira de Araúna, o jebuseu.

17 Ao ver o anjo que estava matando o povo, disse Davi ao SENHOR: “Fui eu que pequei e cometi iniquidade. Estes não passam de ovelhas. O que eles fizeram? Que o teu castigo caia sobre mim e sobre a minha família!”

18 Naquele mesmo dia Gade foi dizer a Davi: “Vá e edifique um altar ao SENHOR na eira de Araúna, o jebuseu”.

19 Davi foi para lá, em obediência à ordem que Gade tinha dado em nome do SENHOR.