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And David said to God, “I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, please 1take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly. ”
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1 Chronicles 21:8 In-Context
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But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king’s command was abhorrent to Joab.
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But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel.
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And David said to God, “I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly. ”
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And the Lord spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,
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“Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord, Three things I offer you; choose one of them, that I may do it to you. ’”