³⁴ Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, ‘I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the path to confront me. And now, if it is evil in your sight, I will go back.’

¹³ David responded to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the Lord.’^(A)

Then Nathan replied to David, ‘And the Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.^(B)