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But he didn't count Levi and Binyamin among them, because the king's order was hateful to Yo'av.
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God was displeased with this and therefore punished Isra'el.
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David said to God, "I have greatly sinned by doing this. But now, please! Put aside your servant's sin, for I have done a very foolish thing."
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ADONAI spoke to Gad, David's seer:
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"Go and tell David that ADONAI says, 'I am offering you a choice of three punishments: choose one of them, and I will execute it against you.'"