1 Chronicles 21:11
9 And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,
10 “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.’”
So Gad went and said to David, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You must choose
12 between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
13 David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
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.
Compare
- BSB
- So Gad went and said to David, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You must choose
- KJV
- So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee
- WEB
- So Gad came to David and said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Take your choice:
- ASV
- So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Take which thou wilt:
- DARBY
- And Gad came to David, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah:
- BLB
- And Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says YHWH: ‘Choose for yourself
- ÅB
- Da kom Gad til David og sa til ham: Så sier Herren: Velg nå
- OTB
- Så kom Gad til David og sa til ham:
"Dette er hva Herren sier: - B1930
- Da kom Gad til David og sa til ham: Så sier Herren: Velg nu
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 19:20
Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
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