2 Samuel 24:14

New American Bible - revised edition

David answered Gad: “I am greatly distressed. But let us fall into the hand of God, whose mercy is great, rather than into human hands.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 9:8

Bowing low, he answered, “What am I, your servant, that you should pay attention to a dead dog like me?”

2 Kings 6:15

Early the next morning, when the servant of the man of God arose and went out, he saw the force with its horses and chariots surrounding the city. “Alas!” he said to Elisha. “What shall we do, my lord?”

1 Chronicles 21:13

Then David said to Gad: “I am in serious trouble. But let me fall into the hand of the Lord, whose mercy is very great, rather than into hands of men.”

Psalm 119:156

Your compassion is great, O Lord; in accord with your judgments, give me life.

Psalm 130:4

But with you is forgiveness and so you are revered.

Psalm 130:7

let Israel hope in the Lord, For with the Lord is mercy, with him is plenteous redemption,

Psalm 145:9

The Lord is good to all, compassionate toward all your works.

Psalm 51:1

For the leader. A psalm of David,

Psalm 86:15

But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in mercy and truth.

Psalm 86:5

Lord, you are good and forgiving, most merciful to all who call on you.

Proverbs 12:10

The just take care of their livestock, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

Isaiah 47:6

Angry at my people, I profaned my heritage And gave them into your power; but you showed them no mercy; Upon the aged you laid a very heavy yoke.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake their way, and sinners their thoughts; Let them turn to the Lord to find mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving.

Jeremiah 39:17

But on that day I will deliver you—oracle of the Lord; you shall not be handed over to the men you dread.

Lamentations 3:22

The Lord’s acts of mercy are not exhausted, his compassion is not spent;

Daniel 9:9

But to the Lord, our God, belong compassion and forgiveness, though we rebelled against him

Jonah 4:2

He prayed to the Lord, “O Lord, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I fled at first toward Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, abounding in kindness, repenting of punishment.

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like you, who removes guilt and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance; Who does not persist in anger forever, but instead delights in mercy,

Micah 7:19

And will again have compassion on us, treading underfoot our iniquities? You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins;

Zechariah 1:15

I am consumed with anger toward the complacent nations; When I was only a little angry, they compounded the disaster.

John 12:27

“I am troubled now. Yet what should I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But it was for this purpose that I came to this hour.

Philippians 1:23

I am caught between the two. I long to depart this life and be with Christ, [for] that is far better.

1 Samuel 13:6

When the soldiers saw they were in danger because the army was hardpressed, they hid themselves in caves, thickets, rocks, caverns, and cisterns.