1 Chronicles 21:8

8 Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly by what I have done! Now, I beg you to forgive me, your servant, because I have been very foolish."

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 But Joab did not count the tribes of Levi and Benjamin, because he didn't like King David's order.

7 David had done something God had said was wrong, so God punished Israel.

8 Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly by what I have done! Now, I beg you to forgive me, your servant, because I have been very foolish."

9 The Lord said to Gad, who was David's seer,

10 "Go and tell David, 'This is what the Lord says: I offer you three choices. Choose one of them and I will do it.'"