The Lord said to Moses,
Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the Meeting Tent.
“Move away from these people so that I can destroy them now.” So Moses and Aaron bowed with their faces to the ground.
He said, “Why has my lord and king come to me?” David answered, “I came to buy the threshing floor from you. Then I can build an altar to the Lord. Then the disease will stop.”
But God was merciful. He forgave their sins and did not destroy them. Many times he held back his anger. He never let it get out of control.
