2Sa 24:10, 1Ch 21:8, Job 7:21, Pro 19:11, Amo 7:8, Mic 7:18, Zec 3:4 | ESV | STEP | But David’s heart struck him after he had numbered the people . And David said to the Lord , I have sinned greatly in what I have done . But now , O Lord , please take away the iniquity of your servant , for I have done very foolishly .

j[See ver. 7 above]

k ch. 8:2

lSee Ex. 15:11

m Jer. 50:20; See Ex. 34:7

n Jer. 50:20; See Ex. 34:7

o Ps. 103:9

p[ver. 7; Luke 1:19]

q Rev. 7:14

r[ver. 9; Isa. 6:7]

s Isa. 61:10; Luke 15:22; Rev. 19:8

2 Samuel 24:10

The Lord’s Judgment of David’s Sin

10 But ^aDavid’s heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the Lord, ^b“I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done ^cvery foolishly.”

1 Chronicles 21:8

8 And David said to God, “I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, please ^dtake away the iniquity of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

Job 7:21

21 Why do you not pardon my transgression
and take away my iniquity?
For now I shall lie in ^ethe earth;
you will ^fseek me, ^gbut I shall not be.”

Proverbs 19:11

11 ^hGood sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Amos 7:8

8 And the Lord said to me, ⁱ“Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,

“Behold, I am setting ^ja plumb line
in the midst of my people Israel;
^kI will never again pass by them;

Micah 7:18

God’s Steadfast Love and Compassion

18 ^lWho is a God like you, ^mpardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
ⁿfor the remnant of his inheritance?
^oHe does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.

Zechariah 3:4

4 And the angel said to ^pthose who were standing before him, ^q“Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, ^rI have taken your iniquity away from you, and ^sI will clothe you with pure vestments.”