1 Chronicles 21:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father’s house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.”
1 Chronicles 21:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 21:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 21:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David said to God, “Isn’t it I who commanded the people to be counted? It is even I who have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O Yahweh my God, be against me and against my father’s house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued.””
1 Chronicles 21:17 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 21:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O Jehovah my God, be against me, and against my father’s house; but not against thy people, that they should be plagued. ”
1 Chronicles 21:17 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 21:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David saith unto God, `Did not I--I say to number the people? Yea, I it <FI>is<Fi> who have sinned, and done great evil: and these, the flock, what did they? O Jehovah, my God, let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father, and not on Thy people--to be plagued.'”
1 Chronicles 21:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 21:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said toGod, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? It is I that have sinned and done evil; but these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, Jehovah myGod, be on me and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be smitten. ”
1 Chronicles 21:17 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 21:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid said vnto God, Is it not I that commanded to nomber the people? It is euen I that haue sinned and haue committed euil, but these sheepe what haue they done? O Lord my God, I beseech thee, let thine hande be on me and on my fathers house, and not on thy people for their destruction.”
1 Chronicles 21:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 21:17 in Context — 1 Chronicles 21
15 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
17 And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father’s house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
18 Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the Lord.
What Does 1 Chronicles 21:17 Mean?
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