2 Samuel 24:11
9 And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
10 And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
12 Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
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
- When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
- KJV
- For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
- WEB
- When David rose up in the morning, the LORD’s word came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
- ASV
- And when David rose up in the morning, the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet Gad, David`s seer, saying,
- DARBY
- And when David arose in the morning, the word of Jehovah came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
- BLB
- And David arose in the morning, and the word of YHWH came to Gad the prophet, seer of David, saying,
- ÅB
- Da David sto opp om morgenen, kom Herrens ord til profeten Gad, Davids seer, og det lød så:
- OTB
- Da David våknet om morgenen, kom et budskap fra Herren til profeten Gad, Davids seer, og sa,
- B1930
- Da David stod op om morgenen, kom Herrens ord til profeten Gad, Davids seer, og det lød så:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 9:9
(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
Read in context1 Samuel 22:5
And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
Read in context1 Chronicles 29:29
Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
Read in context1 Chronicles 2:19
And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
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