10And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-17)We have here David repenting of the sin and yet punished for it, God repenting of the judgment and David thereby made more penitent. I. Here is David’s penitent reflection upon and confession of his sin in numbering the people. While the thing was in doing, during all those nine months, we do not find that David was sensible of his sin, for had he been so he would have countermanded the orders he…
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