1 Chronicles 21:17
“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.”
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Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 21:7-17
David is here under the rod for numbering the people, that rod of correction which drives out the foolishness that is…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
let thine hand … be on me Cp. Moses" intercession in Exo 32:32; but Moses was innocent, David guilty.
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