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1 Chronicles 21:10

David

8 And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

9 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,

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.

11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee

12 Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”
KJV
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.
WEB
“Go and speak to David, saying, ‘The LORD says, “I offer you three things. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.”’”
ASV
Go and speak unto David, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
DARBY
Go and speak to David saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I offer thee three [things]; choose one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
BLB
“Go and declare to David, saying, thus says YHWH: ‘Three [things] I offer to you; choose for yourself one of them, that I may do [it] to you.’”
ÅB
Gå og tal til David og si: Så sier Herren: Tre ting forelegger jeg deg; velg en av dem, sa vil jeg gjøre så mot deg!
OTB
"Gå og tal til David, og si:
'Dette er hva Herren sier:
Jeg tilbyr deg tre ting;
velg for deg selv en av dem, som jeg vil gjøre mot deg.'"
B1930
Gå og tal til David og si: Så sier Herren: Tre ting forelegger jeg dig; velg en av dem, sa vil jeg gjøre så mot dig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Proverbs 1:29–31

    For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

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  • Numbers 20:12

    And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

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  • Proverbs 3:12

    For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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  • Revelation 3:19

    As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:10–12

    Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

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  • 1 Kings 13:21–22

    And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,

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  • Joshua 24:15

    And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

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