Then he bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should turn to look at such a dead dog like me?”
2 Samuel 24:14 - Tree of Life Version Then David said to Gad, “I am in a great distress. Let us now fall into the hand of Adonai, for His mercies are great, and let me not fall into the hand of man.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And David said to Gad, I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are many and great; but let me not fall into the hands of man. American Standard Version (1901) And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of Jehovah; for his mercies are great; and let me not fall into the hand of man. Common English Bible “I’m in deep trouble,” David said to Gad. “Let’s fall into the LORD’s hands because his mercy is great, but don’t let me fall into human hands.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then David said to Gad: "I am in great anguish. But it is better that I should fall into the hands of the Lord (for his mercies are many) than into the hands of men." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David said to Gad: I am in a great strait: but it is better that I should fall into the hands of the Lord (for his mercies are many) than into the hands of men. |
Then he bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should turn to look at such a dead dog like me?”
Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was surrounding the city. So his attendant said to him, “Alas, my master! What are we going to do?”
David said to Gad, “I am in a great anguish! Let me fall into the hand of Adonai for His compassion is very great. But do not let me fall into the hand of man.”
O Israel, wait for Adonai. For with Adonai there is lovingkindness, and with Him is full redemption,
But You, my Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, full of love and truth.
For You, my Lord, are good, and ready to forgive and full of mercy to all who call upon You.
A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, yet even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
I was angry with My people. I profaned My heritage. I gave them into your hand, but you showed them no mercy. You made your yoke very heavy on the aged.
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous one his thoughts, let him return to Adonai, so He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
But I will deliver you in that day—it is a declaration of Adonai—and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you dread.
Because of the mercies of Adonai we will not be consumed, for His compassions never fail.
The Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against Him.
So he prayed to Adonai and said, “Please, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my own country? That’s what I anticipated, fleeing to Tarshish—for I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and full of kindness, and relenting over calamity.
Who is a God like You pardoning iniquity, overlooking transgression, for the remnant of His heritage? He will not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.
He will again have compassion on us. He will subdue our iniquities, and You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
and I am infuriated with the haughty nations. I was a little angry with them, but they furthered their own calamity.”
“Now My soul is troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But it was for this reason I came to this hour.
I am torn between the two—having a desire to leave and be with Messiah, which is far better;
When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble, because the people were hard-pressed, they hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, crevices and pits.