1 Chronicles 21:17 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV | Scripture Spot

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And David said to God, "Was it not I who gave command to number the people? It is I who have sinned and done very wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be against me and against my father's house; but let not the plague be upon thy people."

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Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The Pestilence.

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

Here the great heart of the man who had sinned comes out again: he is no tyrant after all, he is a worthy man to be the Viceroy of the Most High. H…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

No mention is made in this book of David's sin in the matter of Uriah, nor of the troubles that followed it, for they had no necessary connection w…

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