2 Samuel 24:15-17

Contemporary English Version

^15-16 So that morning, the Lord sent an angel to spread a horrible disease everywhere in Israel, from Dan to Beersheba. And before it was over, 70,000 people had died.

When the angel was about to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord felt sorry for all the suffering he had caused and told the angel, “That's enough! Don't touch them.” This happened at the threshing place that belonged to Araunah the Jebusite.

¹⁷ David saw the angel killing everyone and told the Lord, “These people are like sheep with me as their shepherd.^[a] I have sinned terribly, but they have done nothing wrong. Please, punish me and my family instead of them!”