⁸ And David said unto God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. But now, I beseech Thee, do away with the iniquity of Thy servant, for I have done very foolishly.”

⁹ And the Lord spoke unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,

¹⁰ “Go and tell David, saying, ‘Thus saith the Lord: I offer thee three things. Choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.’”