And it was evil in the eyes of Elohim, concerning this matter, and He smote Yisra’ĕ
And יהוה sent a plague upon Yisra’ĕ
for Dawiḏ
And again the displeasure of יהוה burned against Yisra’ĕ
and buried the bones of Sha’ul and Yehonathan his son in the land of Binyamin in Tsela, in the tomb of Qish his father, and did all that the sovereign commanded. And after that Elohim heard prayer for the land.
And there was a scarcity of food in the days of Dawiḏ
And when her mourning was over, Dawiḏ
“Rise up, set the people apart, and you shall say, ‘Set yourselves apart for tomorrow, because thus said יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕ
And the men of Ai smote about thirty-six men, for they pursued them from before the gate as far as Sheḇ
But the children of Yisra’ĕ
“But if He says thus, ‘I have not delighted in you,’ here I am, let Him do to me as seems good in His eyes.”
But he did not number Lĕ
Then Dawiḏ
And the heart of Dawiḏ