‏ 2 Samuel 24:16-17

16And when athe angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem bto destroy it, cthe Lord relented from the calamity and said to the angel dwho was working destruction among the people, “It is enough; now stay your hand.” And ethe angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of fAraunah the Jebusite. 17Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Behold, I^ have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me and against my father’s house.”

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