2 Samuel 24:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.”
2 Samuel 24:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 24:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Samuel 24:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Samuel 24:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
2 Samuel 24:17 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 24:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David spake unto Jehovah when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house. ”
2 Samuel 24:17 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 24:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David speaketh unto Jehovah, when he seeth the messenger who is smiting among the people, and saith, `Lo, I have sinned, yea, I have done perversely; and these--the flock--what have they done? Let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father.'”
2 Samuel 24:17 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 24:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David spoke to Jehovah when he saw the angel that smote among the people, and said, Behold, it is I that have sinned, and it is I that have committed iniquity; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be on me, and on my father's house! ”
2 Samuel 24:17 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 24:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid spake vnto the Lord (when he sawe the Angel that smote the people) and saide, Behold, I haue sinned, yea, I haue done wickedly: but these sheepe, what haue they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against mee and against my fathers house.”
2 Samuel 24:17 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 24:17 in Context — 2 Samuel 24
15 So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer–sheba seventy thousand men.
16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.
17 And David spake unto the Lord when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.
18 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
19 And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded.
What Does 2 Samuel 24:17 Mean?
2 Samuel 24:17 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free