2 Samuel 24:1Catholic Public Domain VersionAnd the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and he stirred up David among them, saying: "Go, number Israel and Judah." See the chapter |
Now therefore, listen, I beg you, my lord the king, to the words of your servant. If the Lord has stirred you up against me, let him make the sacrifice fragrant. But if the sons of men have done so, they are accursed in the sight of the Lord, who has cast me out this day, so that I would not live within the inheritance of the Lord, saying, 'Go, serve strange gods.'