Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 24:14

14 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait, let us fall now into the hand of the LORD (for his mercies are great ) and let me not fall into the hand of man.

To wit, his immediate Stroke, which is chiefly in the Pestilence: for though the Sword and Famine be also God's Hand, yet there is also the hand of Man, or other Creatures in them. The reason of this choice, was partly his Experience in, and confidence of God's great goodness: partly, because the other Judgments, especially the Sword, had been more dishonourable, not onely to David, but also to God, and to his People, and to the True Religion: and partly, because he having sinned himself, thought it just and reasonable to chuse such a Plague to which he was as obnoxious as his People; whereas, he had better fences fo[illegible: 1+ letters] himself against Sword and Famine than they had.

And therefore will not exceed measure in his Strokes, as me[illegible: 1+ letters] will do.

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