1 Chronicles 21:17
Context21:17 David said to God, “Was I not the one who decided to number the army? I am the one who sinned and committed this awful deed! 1 As for these sheep – what have they done? O Lord my God, attack me and my family, 2 but remove the plague from your people!” 3
1 Chronicles 21:24
Context21:24 King David replied to Ornan, “No, I insist on buying it for top price. 4 I will not offer to the Lord what belongs to you or offer a burnt sacrifice 5 that cost me nothing. 6
1 Chronicles 27:24
Context27:24 Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel 7 because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll 8 called The Annals of King David.
1 Chronicles 28:20
Context28:20 David said to his son Solomon: “Be strong and brave! Do it! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! 9 For the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not leave you or abandon you before all the work for the service of the Lord’s temple is finished.


[21:17] 1 tn “and doing evil I did evil.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite form of the verb for emphasis.
[21:17] 2 tn Heb “let your hand be on me and on the house of my father.”
[21:17] 3 tn Heb “but on your people not for a plague.”
[21:24] 4 tn Heb “No, for buying I will buy for full silver.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.
[21:24] 5 tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:24 has the plural “burnt sacrifices.”
[21:24] 6 tn Or “without [paying] compensation.”
[27:24] 7 tn Heb “anger was on Israel.”
[27:24] 8 tc The Hebrew text has “in the number,” but מִסְפַּר (mispar) is probably dittographic – note that the same word appears immediately before this. The form should be emended to בְּסֵפֶר (bÿsefar, “in the scroll”).