2 Samuel 24:17

17 Cuando David vio al ángel, le dijo al Señor
: «¡Soy yo el que pecó e hizo el mal! Pero estas personas son tan inocentes como ovejas, ¿qué han hecho? Que tu enojo caiga sobre mí y mi familia».

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 Por lo tanto, el Señor
mandó una plaga sobre Israel esa mañana que duró tres días.
Un total de setenta mil personas murieron en toda la nación, desde Dan en el norte hasta Beerseba en el sur.

16 Sin embargo, cuando el ángel se disponía a destruir Jerusalén, el Señor
desistió y le dijo al ángel de la muerte: «¡Detente! ¡Ya es suficiente!». En ese momento el ángel del Señor
estaba junto al campo de trillar de Arauna el jebuseo.

17 Cuando David vio al ángel, le dijo al Señor
: «¡Soy yo el que pecó e hizo el mal! Pero estas personas son tan inocentes como ovejas, ¿qué han hecho? Que tu enojo caiga sobre mí y mi familia».

18 David edifica un altar
Ese día, Gad fue a ver a David y le dijo: «Sube y edifica un altar al Señor
en el campo de trillar de Arauna el jebuseo».

19 Así que David subió para hacer lo que el Señor
le había ordenado.