1 Chronicles 21:10

Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

Cross-reference

2 Samuel 12:10-12 is God's earlier judgment on David for Bathsheba — now he faces another judgment for the census.

2 Samuel 24:10 is the parallel account of this census, showing David's repentance before the choice of punishments.

Proverbs 3:12 Related theme

Proverbs 3:12 teaches that God corrects those He loves — David's punishment here exemplifies that loving discipline.

Revelation 3:19 Related theme

Revelation 3:19 echoes that God rebukes and chastens those He loves — David's punishment is a form of that chastening.