At the end of 2 Samuel, David sinned by taking a census of the people (2 Samuel 24:2, 9-10). He immediately realized his error in which he put his trust in military might instead of God. Yet, as a punishment for David’s sin, God sent a pestilence, and seventy thousand people died (2 Samuel 24:15).
David then went to make an offering to try to stop the pl…
