2Sa 24:10 | HCSB | STEP | David’s conscience troubled him after he had taken a census of the troops . He said to the Lord , “I have sinned greatly in what I’ve done . Now , Lord , because I’ve been very foolish , please take away Your servant’s guilt .”

2 Samuel 24:10

10 David’s conscience troubled him ^a after he had taken a census of the troops. He said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I’ve done. Now, Lord, because I’ve been very foolish, ^b please take away Your servant’s ^{▼▼guilt/guilty: The liability to be punished for a fault, a sin, an act, or an omission unless there is forgiveness or atonement; the term normally concerns an objective fact, not a subjective feeling.}guilt.”