John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 24:12

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Go, and say unto David, etc.] Not my servant David, as Nathan was bid to say to him when it was in his heart to build an house for him, (<100705>2 Samuel 7:5); but now he had sinned and displeased the Lord, and therefore it is only plain David: thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three [things]; or lay them before thee to consider of which thou wouldest have done; the Targum is, “one of three things I cast upon thee,” as a burden to bear; one of the three I will certainly inflict upon thee by way of chastisement: choose thee one of them, that I may [do it] unto thee; here is mercy mixed with judgment; the Lord is angry, yet shows great condescension and goodness; a sovereign Being, who could have imposed what punishment he pleased, and even all the three after mentioned, yet resolves but on one, and leaves that to the option of David.

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