1 Chronicles 21:8

8 David said to God, "I have committed a terrible sin by doing this thing. Forgive me because I have acted very foolishly."

1 Chronicles 21:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 21:8

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).

1 Chronicles 21:8 In-Context

6 Joab didn't include Levi and Benjamin in the number because he was disgusted with the king's order.

7 God considered the census to be sinful, so he struck Israel [with a plague].

8 David said to God, "I have committed a terrible sin by doing this thing. Forgive me because I have acted very foolishly."

9 The LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer.

10 "Go and tell David, 'This is what the LORD says: I'm offering you three choices. Choose the one you want me to do to you.'"