1 Chronicles 21:13
“And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.”
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Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
David said - I am in a great strait - The Targum reasons thus:
"And David said to Gad, If I choose famine, the…
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
into the hand of the Lord David deprecates war, and prefers famine or pestilence.
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