David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Chronicles 21:8 in context
1 Chronicles 21:5–11
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Joab gave the sum of the census of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew a sword; and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew a sword.
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But he didn’t count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.
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God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.
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David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”
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The LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,
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“Go and speak to David, saying, ‘The LORD says, “I offer you three things. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.”’”
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So Gad came to David and said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Take your choice:
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