1 Chronicles 21:13-15

Expanded Bible

¹³ David said to Gad, “I am in ·great trouble [deep distress; a desperate situation]. Let ·the Lord punish me [^Lme fall into the hand of the Lord], because the Lord is very merciful. Don’t let ·my punishment come from [^Lme fall into the hand of] human beings.”

¹⁴ So the Lord sent a ·terrible disease [plague; pestilence] on Israel, and seventy thousand people died. ¹⁵ God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but when the angel ·started [was about/preparing] to destroy it, the Lord saw it and ·felt very sorry about the terrible things that had happened [^Lrelented regarding the disaster/calamity]. So he said to the angel who was destroying, “That is enough! ·Put down your arm [^LWithhold your hand]!” The angel of the Lord was then standing at the threshing floor of ·Araunah [or Ornan; or Aravna; 2 Sam. 24:16] the Jebusite.