2Sa 24:17, Joh 11:50 | ESV | STEP | Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people , and said , Behold, I have sinned , and I have done wickedly . But these sheep , what have they done ? Please let your hand be against me and against my father’s house .

2 Samuel 24:17

17 Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me and against my father’s house.”

John 11:50

50 Nor do you understand that ^ait is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.”