1 Chronicles 21:17-19

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷ David said to God, “Wasn’t I the one who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted very wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? My Lord God, please let Your hand be against me and against my father’s family, but don’t let the plague be against Your people.”

David’s Altar

¹⁸ So the angel of the Lord ordered Gad^(A) to tell David to go and set up an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.^{(B) 19} David went up at Gad’s command spoken in the name of the Lord.