When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, "Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father's house." Cross References Genesis 18:23 Abraham stepped forward and said, "Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 2 Samuel 7:8 Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel. 2 Samuel 24:10 After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly." Psalm 74:1 Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger burn against the sheep of Your pasture? Jonah 1:12 "Pick me up," he answered, "and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you." Treasury of Scripture And David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, See, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let your hand, I pray you, be against me, and against my father's house. spake 1 Chronicles 21:16,17 Lo, I have sinned 2 Samuel 24:10 Job 7:20 Job 42:6 these sheep 1 Kings 22:17 Psalm 44:11 Psalm 74:1 let thine Genesis 44:33 John 10:11,12 1 Peter 2:24,25 |