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Legacy Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 21:8

Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now, please take away the iniquity of Your slave, for I have acted very foolishly."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Census;   Nation;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Fool;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now, please take away your servant’s guilt, for I’ve been very foolish.”
Hebrew Names Version
David said to God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.
King James Version
And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
English Standard Version
And David said to God, "I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."
New Century Version
Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly by what I have done! Now, I beg you to forgive me, your servant, because I have been very foolish."
New English Translation
David said to God, "I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."
Amplified Bible
Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. But now, I beseech You, take away the wickedness and guilt of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."
New American Standard Bible
David said to God, "I have sinned greatly, by doing this thing. But now, please overlook Your servant's guilt, for I have behaved very foolishly."
World English Bible
David said to God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Dauid saide vnto God, I haue sinned greatly, because I haue done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, remooue the iniquitie of thy seruant: for I haue done very foolishly.
Berean Standard Bible
Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."
Contemporary English Version
David prayed, "I am your servant. But what I did was stupid and terribly wrong. Please forgive me."
Complete Jewish Bible
David said to God, "I have greatly sinned by doing this. But now, please! Put aside your servant's sin, for I have done a very foolish thing."
Darby Translation
And David said to God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing; and now, I beseech thee, put away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then David said to God, "I have done something very foolish. I have committed a terrible sin by counting the Israelites. Now, I beg you to take the sin away from me, your servant."
George Lamsa Translation
And David said to the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing; but now, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
Good News Translation
David said to God, "I have committed a terrible sin in doing this! Please forgive me. I have acted foolishly."
Lexham English Bible
Then David said to God, "I have sinned severely in that I have done this thing. But now, please forgive the sin of your servant, for I have been very foolish."
Literal Translation
And David said to God, I have sinned exceedingly in that I have done this thing; and now, I pray You to cause the iniquity of Your servant to pass away, for I have acted very foolishly.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid sayde vnto God: I haue synned greuously, that I haue done this. But now take awaye the trespace of thy seruaunt: for I haue done very vnwysely.
American Standard Version
And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
Bible in Basic English
Then David said to God, Great has been my sin in doing this; but now, be pleased to take away the sin of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid sayde vnto God: I haue sinned exceedingly in doyng this thing: And nowe I besech thee, do away the wickednesse of thy seruaunt, for I haue done very foolyshly.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David said unto God: 'I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing; but now, put away, I beseech Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.'
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid saide vnto God, I haue sinned greatly, because I haue done this thing: but uow, I beseech thee, doe away the iniquitie of thy seruant, for I haue done very foolishly.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David said to God, I have sinned exceedingly, in that I have done this thing: and now, I pray thee, remove the sin of thy servant; for I have been exceedingly foolish.
English Revised Version
And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid seide to God, Y synnede greetli that Y wolde do this; Y biseche, do thou awey the wickidnesse of thi seruaunt, for Y dide folili.
Update Bible Version
And David said to God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I urge you, the iniquity of your slave; for I have done very foolishly.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David said to God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
New King James Version
So David said to God, "I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing; but now, I pray, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly."
New Living Translation
Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt for doing this foolish thing."
New Life Bible
David said to God, "I have sinned very much by doing this thing. But now I beg You, take away the sin of Your servant for I have done a very foolish thing."
New Revised Standard
David said to God, "I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, I pray you, take away the guilt of your servant; for I have done very foolishly."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing, - but, now, I beseech thee, take away the iniquity of thy servant, for I have shown myself very foolish.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David said to God: I have sinned exceedingly in doing this: I beseech thee take away the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done foolishly.
Revised Standard Version
And David said to God, "I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, I pray thee, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly."
Young's Literal Translation
and David saith unto God, `I have sinned exceedingly, in that I have done this thing; and now, cause to pass away, I pray Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant, for I have acted very foolishly.'
THE MESSAGE
Then David prayed, "I have sinned badly in what I have just done, substituting statistics for trust; forgive my sin—I've been really stupid."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David said to God, "I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now, please take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly."

Contextual Overview

7And this thing was displeasing in the sight of God, so He struck Israel. 8Then David said to God, "I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now, please take away the iniquity of Your slave, for I have acted very foolishly." 9And Yahweh spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying, 10"Go and speak to David, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "I am offering you three things; choose for yourself one of them, and I will do that to you."'" 11So Gad came to David and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, ‘Take for yourself 12either three years of famine, or three months to be swept away before your adversaries, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or else three days of the sword of Yahweh, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.' So now, see what word I should return to Him who sent me." 13Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Let me now fall into the hand of Yahweh, for His compassions are exceedingly abundant. But do not let me fall into the hand of man." 14So Yahweh sent a pestilence against Israel; and 70,000 men of Israel fell. 15And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroy it, Yahweh saw and relented concerning the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, "It is enough! Now relax your hand." And the angel of Yahweh was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 16Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I have sinned: 2 Samuel 12:13, 2 Samuel 24:10, Psalms 25:11, Psalms 32:5, Jeremiah 3:13, Luke 15:18, Luke 15:19, 1 John 1:9

do away: Psalms 51:1-3, Hosea 14:2, John 1:29

I have done: Genesis 34:7, 1 Samuel 13:13, 1 Samuel 26:21, 2 Samuel 13:13, 2 Chronicles 10:9

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 21:17 - Is it not I 2 Chronicles 16:9 - Herein

Cross-References

Genesis 19:3
Yet he pressed them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he made a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
Genesis 26:30
Then he made them a feast, and they ate and drank.
Genesis 29:22
And Laban gathered all the men of the place and made a feast.
Genesis 40:20
Thus it happened on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
Judges 14:10
Daarop gaan sy vader na die vrou toe af, en Simson het daar 'n maaltyd berei; want so het die jongmanne gewoonlik gedoen.
Judges 14:12
En Simson sê aan hulle: Laat my tog vir julle 'n raaisel opgee; as julle dit vir my reg uitlê gedurende die sewe dae van die maaltyd en dit uitvind, dan sal ek julle dertig hemde en dertig stel klere gee;
1 Samuel 1:22
But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "I will not go up until the young boy is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh and stay there forever."
1 Samuel 25:36
Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything small or great until the morning light.
2 Samuel 3:20
Then Abner and twenty men with him came to David at Hebron. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.
1 Kings 3:15
Then Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and made peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 21:1".


 
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