The Lord spoke to Moses:
Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” David replied, “To buy from you the threshing floor so I can build an altar for the Lord, so that the plague may be removed from the people.”
Yet he is compassionate. He forgives sin and does not destroy. He often holds back his anger, and does not stir up his fury.
Then Moses and Aaron stood before the tent of meeting.
“Get away from this community, so that I can consume them in an instant!” But they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
