וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אֶל־גָּ֖ד צַר־לִ֣י מְאֹ֑ד נִפְּלָה־נָּ֤א בְיַד־יְהוָה֙ כִּֽי־רַבִּ֣ים רחמו [רַֽחֲמָ֔יו] וּבְיַד־אָדָ֖ם אַל־אֶפֹּֽלָה׃
Lalu Daud berkata kepada Gad: “Aku sangat tertekan. Biarlah kita jatuh ke dalam tangan Yang Mahakekal, sebab besar kasih sayang-Nya; tetapi janganlah aku jatuh ke dalam tangan manusia.”
Rashi
Let us fall into the hand of Adonoy. I.e. Pestilence20Controlled exclusively by God. and not the sword nor famine because it [famine] is also controlled by the rich who have store houses of produce. Rabbi Alexandri said, Dovid reasoned, "If I choose the sword then [the people of] Yisroel will say [about me], 'he is relying on his strength to save himself from death but others will die', and if I choose famine they will say, He is relying on his wealth [to save himself]. I will choose pestilence against which everyone is equal."21Midrash Tehilim 17:4.