2 Samuel 24:17 · WEB
“David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, "Behold, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me, and against my father's house."”
— 2 Samuel 24:17
Speaker
David
Era
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
dialogue
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
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