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David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, Behold, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me, and against my father`s house.
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A True Shepherd's Heart
Commentators highlight how David, seeing the destruction, acts as a true shepherd. He takes full responsibility, confessing, "I have sinned," and pleads for the punishment to fall on him and his family rather than the people, whom he calls innocent "sheep." This reveals his profound love and sympathy for his subjects.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare the passage in Chronicles. The account here is abridged, and 2 Samuel 24:18 has the appearance of being the original statement.…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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