2 Samuel 24:17

English Standard Version

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.”

New International Version

17 When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the Lord, ‘I have sinned; I, the shepherd,[1] have done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall on me and my family.’

New International Reader’s Version

17 David saw the angel who was striking down the people. David said to the LORD, ‘I’m the one who has sinned. I’m the one who has done what is wrong. I’m like a shepherd for these people. These people are like sheep. What have they done? Let your judgment be on me and my family.’

King James Version

17 And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father' house.