13 And David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Please let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for His (A)mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.”

14 So the Lord sent a (B)plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell. 15 And God sent [a]an (C)angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As [b]he was destroying, the Lord looked and (D)relented of the disaster, and said to the angel who was destroying, “It is enough; now restrain [c]your hand.” And the angel of the Lord stood by the (E)threshing floor of [d]Ornan the Jebusite.

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