“David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”
1 Chronicles 21:8 (WEB)
Context Reading
6But he didn’t count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s word was abominable to Joab. 7God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel. 8David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.” 9Yahweh spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying, 10“Go and speak to David, saying, ‘Yahweh says, “I offer you three things. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.”’”