2 Samuel 24:17

17 David, al ver que el ángel destruía a la gente, oró al SEÑOR: «¿Qué culpa tienen estas ovejas? ¡Soy yo el que ha pecado! ¡Soy yo el que ha hecho mal! ¡Descarga tu mano sobre mí y sobre 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 contra Israel una peste que duró desde esa mañana hasta el tiempo señalado; y en todo el país, desde Dan hasta Berseba, murieron setenta mil personas.

16 Entonces el ángel del SEÑOR, que estaba junto a la parcela de Arauna el jebuseo, extendió su mano hacia Jerusalén para destruirla. Pero el SEÑOR se arrepintió del castigo que había enviado. «¡Basta! —le dijo al ángel que estaba hiriendo al pueblo—. ¡Detén tu mano!»

17 David, al ver que el ángel destruía a la gente, oró al SEÑOR: «¿Qué culpa tienen estas ovejas? ¡Soy yo el que ha pecado! ¡Soy yo el que ha hecho mal! ¡Descarga tu mano sobre mí y sobre mi familia!»

18 Ese mismo día, Gad volvió adonde estaba David y le dijo: «Sube y construye un altar al SEÑOR en la parcela de Arauna el jebuseo».

19 David se puso en camino, tal como el SEÑOR se lo había ordenado por medio de Gad.