Dual Panel1Then Satan<7854> stood<5975> up against<5921> Israel<3478> and moved<5496> David<1732> to number<4487> Israel<3478>.
2So David<1732> said<559> to Joab<3097> and to the princes<8269> of the people<5971>, "Go<1980>, number<5608> Israel<3478> from Beersheba<884> even to Dan<1835>, and bring<935> me word that I may know<3045> their number<4557>."
3Joab<3097> said<559>, "May the LORD<3068> add<3254> to His people<5971> a hundred<3967> times<6471> as many as they are! But, my lord<113> the king<4428>, are they not all<3605> my lord's<113> servants<5650>? Why<4100> does my lord<113> seek<1245> this<2088> thing<2088>? Why<4100> should he be a cause<819> of guilt<819> to Israel<3478>?"
4Nevertheless, the king's<4428> word<1697> prevailed<2388> against<5921> Joab<3097>. Therefore, Joab<3097> departed<3318> and went<1980> throughout all<3605> Israel<3478>, and came<935> to Jerusalem<3389>.
5Joab<3097> gave<5414> the number<4557> of the census<4662> of all the people<5971> to David<1732>. And all<3605> Israel<3478> were 1,100,000 <505><505><3967><505> men<376> who drew<8025> the sword<2719>; and Judah<3063> was 470,000 <702><3967><7657><505> men<376> who drew<8025> the sword<2719>.
6But he did not number<6485> Levi<3878> and Benjamin<1144> among<8432> them, for the king's<4428> command<1697> was abhorrent<8581> to Joab<3097>.
7God<430> was displeased<7489><5869> with this<2088> thing<1697>, so He struck<5221> Israel<3478>.
8David<1732> said<559> to God<430>, "I have sinned<2398> greatly<3966>, in that I have done<6213> this<2088> thing<1697>. But now<6258>, please<4994> take<5674> away<5674> the iniquity<5771> of Your servant<5650>, for I have done<5528> very<3966> foolishly<5528>."
9The LORD<3068> spoke<1696> to Gad<1410>, David's<1732> seer<2374>, saying<559>,
10"Go<1980> and speak<1696> to David<1732>, saying<559>, 'Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, "I offer<5186> you three<7969> things<7969>; choose<977> for yourself one<259> of them, which I will do<6213> to you."'"
11So Gad<1410> came<935> to David<1732> and said<559> to him, "Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, 'Take<6901> for yourself
12either<518> three<7969> years<8141> of famine<7458>, or three<7969> months<2320> to be swept<5595> away<5595> before<4480><6440> your foes<6862>, while the sword<2719> of your enemies<340> overtakes<5381> you, or else three<7969> days<3117> of the sword<2719> of the LORD<3068>, even pestilence<1698> in the land<776>, and the angel<4397> of the LORD<3068> destroying<7843> throughout all<3605> the territory<1366> of Israel<3478>.' Now<6258>, therefore, consider<7200> what<4100> answer<1697> I shall return<7725> to Him who sent<7971> me."
13David<1732> said<559> to Gad<1410>, "I am in great<3966> distress<6887>; please<4994> let me fall<5307> into the hand<3027> of the LORD<3068>, for His mercies<7356> are very<3966> great<7227>. But do not let me fall<5307> into the hand<3027> of man<120>."
14So the LORD<3068> sent<5414> a pestilence<1698> on Israel<3478>; 70,000 <7657><505> men<376> of Israel<3478> fell<5307>.
15And God<430> sent<7971> an angel<4397> to Jerusalem<3389> to destroy<7843> it; but as he was about to destroy<7843> it, the LORD<3068> saw<7200> and was sorry<5162> over<5921> the calamity<7463>, and said<559> to the destroying<7843> angel<4397>, "It is enough<7227>; now<6258> relax<7503> your hand<3027>." And the angel<4397> of the LORD<3068> was standing<5975> by the threshing<1637> floor<1637> of Ornan<771> the Jebusite<2983>.
16Then David<1732> lifted<5375> up his eyes<5869> and saw<7200> the angel<4397> of the LORD<3068> standing<5975> between<996> earth<776> and heaven<8064>, with his drawn<8025> sword<2719> in his hand<3027> stretched<5186> out over<5921> Jerusalem<3389>. Then David<1732> and the elders<2205>, covered<3680> with sackcloth<8242>, fell<5307> on their faces<6440>.
17David<1732> said<559> to God<430>, "Is it not I who commanded<559> to count<4487> the people<5971>? Indeed, I am the one who<834> has sinned<2398> and done<7489> very<7489> wickedly<7489>, but these<428> sheep<6629>, what<4100> have they done<6213>? O LORD<3068> my God<430>, please<4994> let Your hand<3027> be against me and my father's<1> household<1004>, but not against Your people<5971> that they should be plagued<4046>."
18Then the angel<4397> of the LORD<3068> commanded<559> Gad<1410> to say<559> to David<1732>, that David<1732> should go<5927> up and build<6965> an altar<4196> to the LORD<3068> on the threshing<1637> floor<1637> of Ornan<771> the Jebusite<2983>.
19So David<1732> went<5927> up at the word<1697> of Gad<1410>, which<834> he spoke<1696> in the name<8034> of the LORD<3068>.
20Now Ornan<771> turned<7725> back<7725> and saw<7200> the angel<4397>, and his four<702> sons<1121> who were with him hid<2244> themselves. And Ornan<771> was threshing<1758> wheat<2406>.
21As David<1732> came<935> to Ornan<771>, Ornan<771> looked<5027> and saw<7200> David<1732>, and went<3318> out from the threshing<1637> floor<1637> and prostrated<7812> himself before David<1732> with his face<639> to the ground<776>.
22Then David<1732> said<559> to Ornan<771>, "Give<5414> me the site<4725> of this threshing<1637> floor<1637>, that I may build<1129> on it an altar<4196> to the LORD<3068>; for the full<4392> price<3701> you shall give<5414> it to me, that the plague<4046> may be restrained<6113> from the people<5971>."
23Ornan<771> said<559> to David<1732>, "Take<3947> it for yourself; and let my lord<113> the king<4428> do<6213> what<2896> is good<2896> in his sight<5869>. See<7200>, I will give<5414> the oxen<1241> for burnt<5930> offerings<5930> and the threshing<4173> sledges<4173> for wood<6086> and the wheat<2406> for the grain offering<4503>; I will give<5414> it all<3605>."
24But King<4428> David<1732> said<559> to Ornan<771>, "No<3808>, but I will surely<7069> buy<7069> it for the full<4392> price<3701>; for I will not take<5375> what<834> is yours for the LORD<3068>, or offer<5927> a burnt<5930> offering<5930> which<2600> costs<2600> me nothing<2600>."
25So David<1732> gave<5414> Ornan<771> 600 <8337><3967> shekels<8255> of gold<2091> by weight<4948> for the site<4725>.
26Then David<1732> built<1129> an altar<4196> to the LORD<3068> there<8033> and offered<5927> burnt<5930> offerings<5930> and peace<8002> offerings<8002>. And he called<7121> to the LORD<3068> and He answered<6030> him with fire<784> from heaven<8064> on the altar<4196> of burnt<5930> offering<5930>.
27The LORD<3068> commanded<559> the angel<4397>, and he put<7725> his sword<2719> back<7725> in its sheath<5084>.
28At that time<6256>, when David<1732> saw<7200> that the LORD<3068> had answered<6030> him on the threshing<1637> floor<1637> of Ornan<771> the Jebusite<2983>, he offered<2076> sacrifice<2076> there<8033>.
29For the tabernacle<4908> of the LORD<3068>, which<834> Moses<4872> had made<6213> in the wilderness<4057>, and the altar<4196> of burnt<5930> offering<5930> were in the high<1116> place<1116> at Gibeon<1391> at that time<6256>.
30But David<1732> could<3201> not go<1980> before<6440> it to inquire<1875> of God<430>, for he was terrified<1204> by the sword<2719> of the angel<4397> of the LORD<3068>.