6 But Levi and Benjamin he did not number. For Joab executed the orders of the king unwillingly.
7 Then God was displeased with what had been ordered, and so he struck Israel.
8 And David said to God: 'I have sinned exceedingly in doing this. I beg you take away the iniquity of your servant. For I have acted unwisely.'
9 And the Lord spoke to Gad, the seer of David, saying:
10 'Go, and speak to David, and tell him: Thus says the Lord: I give to you the option of three things. Choose the one that you will want, and I will do it to you.'
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