2 Samuel 24:14-16

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¹⁴So David replied to Gad, “This is a very difficult choice for me to make! Let me now please fall into the hand of the Lord, since his mercy is very great, but may I never fall into human hands!”

¹⁵That very morning, the Lord sent a pestilence to Israel until the conclusion of the time designated, and 70,000 men^[a] died from Dan to Beer-sheba. ¹⁶As the angel was stretching out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord was grieved because of the calamity, so he told the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Stay your hand!” So the angel of the Lord remained near the threshing floor that belonged to Araunah^[b] the Jebusite.^[c]

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2 Samuel 24:15 Or soldiers
2 Samuel 24:16 Araunah was also known as Ornan; cf. 1Chr 21:15
2 Samuel 24:16 I.e. a descendant of Canaan’s third son (cf. Gen 10:15-16), Jebusites were native to Jebus, the ancient name of the city of Jerusalem

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2 Samuel 24:14-16

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