When a ruler hath sinned, and done [somewhat] through ignorance [against] any of the commandments of the LORD his God [concerning things] which should not be done, and is guilty;
Ver. 22. When a ruler hath sinned.] Great men's sins do more hurt, (1.) By imitation; for, Vita principis censura est, imo Cynosura; according to these glasses most men dress themselves: (2.) By imputation; for, plectuntur achivi; the poor people pay for it; as they did for David's, whether ignorance or infirmity, in omitting that duty enjoined; Exo 30:12-15 thence the plague. 2Sa 24:13-17