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Trusting God's Mercy
When faced with three terrible options, David chose to place himself and his people directly into God's hands. All the commentators agree that this was because he knew God's "mercies are great," whereas punishment from human enemies would be cruel, triumphant, and without compassion.
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2 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 24:14
19th Century
Bishop
Let us fall now into the hand of the Lord. Here the spirit of David in his earlier years reappears; he chooses that form …
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 24:14
17th Century
Pastor
And David said to Gad, I am in a great strait
Not knowing well which to choose, each of them being so grievous, and …
Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 24:10–15
17th Century
Minister
It is well, when a person has sinned, if they have a heart within to convict them for it. If we confess our sins, we may pray in faith that God wou…