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1 Chronicles 21:9
Gad was David's seer. The Lord said to Gad, "Go and tell David: ‘This is what the Lord says: I am going to give you three choices. You must choose one of them. Then I will punish you the way you choose.'"
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Lord instructed Gad, David’s seer,
Then the Lord instructed Gad, David’s seer,
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
The LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
King James Version
And the Lord spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
And the Lord spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
English Standard Version
And the Lord spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
New Century Version
The Lord said to Gad, who was David's seer,
The Lord said to Gad, who was David's seer,
New English Translation
The Lord told Gad, David's prophet,
The Lord told Gad, David's prophet,
Amplified Bible
And the LORD said to Gad, David's seer,
And the LORD said to Gad, David's seer,
New American Standard Bible
The LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
The LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
Yahweh spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lorde spake vnto Gad Dauids Seer, saying,
And the Lorde spake vnto Gad Dauids Seer, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
And Yahweh spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
And Yahweh spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD instructed Gad, David's seer,
And the LORD instructed Gad, David's seer,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said to Gad, one of David's prophets,
The Lord said to Gad, one of David's prophets,
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai spoke to Gad, David's seer:
Adonai spoke to Gad, David's seer:
Darby Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
George Lamsa Translation
And David arose early in the morning, and the word of the LORD came to Gad, the prophet, saying,
And David arose early in the morning, and the word of the LORD came to Gad, the prophet, saying,
Good News Translation
Then the Lord said to Gad, David's prophet,
Then the Lord said to Gad, David's prophet,
Lexham English Bible
Then Yahweh spoke to Gad the seer of David, saying,
Then Yahweh spoke to Gad the seer of David, saying,
Literal Translation
And Jehovah spoke to Gad, the seer of David, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Gad, the seer of David, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE spake vnto Gad Dauids Seer, & sayde:
And the LORDE spake vnto Gad Dauids Seer, & sayde:
American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
And Jehovah spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord came to Gad, David's seer, saying,
Then the word of the Lord came to Gad, David's seer, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lord spake vnto Gad Dauids sear, saying:
And the Lord spake vnto Gad Dauids sear, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD spoke unto Gad, David's seer, saying:
And the LORD spoke unto Gad, David's seer, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord spake vnto Gad, Dauids Seer, saying,
And the Lord spake vnto Gad, Dauids Seer, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer, saying,
English Revised Version
And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord spak to Gad, the profete of Dauid,
And the Lord spak to Gad, the profete of Dauid,
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
And Yahweh spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
New King James Version
Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
New Living Translation
Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David's seer. This was the message:
Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David's seer. This was the message:
New Life Bible
The Lord said to Gad, David's man of God,
The Lord said to Gad, David's man of God,
New Revised Standard
The Lord spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
The Lord spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then spake Yahweh unto Gad, the seer of David saying:
Then spake Yahweh unto Gad, the seer of David saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer of David, saying:
And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer of David, saying:
Revised Standard Version
And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Gad, seer of David, saying:
And Jehovah speaketh unto Gad, seer of David, saying:
THE MESSAGE
God answered by speaking to Gad, David's pastor: "Go and give David this message: ‘ God 's word: You have your choice of three punishments; choose one and I'll do the rest.'"
God answered by speaking to Gad, David's pastor: "Go and give David this message: ‘ God 's word: You have your choice of three punishments; choose one and I'll do the rest.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
The LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
Contextual Overview
7 David had done a bad thing in God's sight, so God punished Israel. 8 Then David said to God, "I have done something very foolish. I have committed a terrible sin by counting the Israelites. Now, I beg you to take the sin away from me, your servant." 9Gad was David's seer. The Lord said to Gad, "Go and tell David: ‘This is what the Lord says: I am going to give you three choices. You must choose one of them. Then I will punish you the way you choose.'" 11Then Gad went to David. He said to David, "The Lord says, ‘David, choose which punishment you want: three years without enough food, or three months of running away from your enemies while they use their swords to chase you, or three days of punishment from the Lord . Terrible sicknesses will spread through the country, and the Lord 's angel will go through Israel destroying the people.' David, God sent me. Now, you must decide which answer I will give to him." 13 David said to Gad, "I am in trouble! I don't want some man to decide my punishment. The Lord is very merciful, so let him decide how to punish me." 14 So the Lord sent terrible sicknesses to Israel, and 70,000 people died. 15 God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But when the angel started to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord saw it and felt sorry for all the suffering. So he said to the angel who was destroying the people, "Stop! That is enough!" This happened when the angel of the Lord was standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 16 David looked up and saw the Lord 's angel in the sky. The angel was holding his sword over the city of Jerusalem. Then David and the elders bowed with their faces touching the ground. They were wearing the special clothes to show their sadness. 17 David said to God, "I am the one who sinned. I gave the order for the people to be counted! I was wrong. The Israelites did not do anything wrong. Lord my God, punish me and my family, but stop the terrible sicknesses that are killing your people."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Gad: 1 Chronicles 29:29, 1 Samuel 9:9, 2 Samuel 24:11
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 22:4 - in the hold 1 Chronicles 25:5 - the king's seer 2 Chronicles 29:25 - Gad
Cross-References
Genesis 16:1
Sarai was Abram's wife, but she did not have any children. She had an Egyptian slave named Hagar.
Sarai was Abram's wife, but she did not have any children. She had an Egyptian slave named Hagar.
Genesis 17:20
"You mentioned Ishmael, and I heard you. I will bless him, and he will have many children. He will be the father of twelve great leaders. His family will become a great nation.
"You mentioned Ishmael, and I heard you. I will bless him, and he will have many children. He will be the father of twelve great leaders. His family will become a great nation.
Genesis 21:1
The Lord came back to visit Sarah as he said he would, and he kept his promise to her.
The Lord came back to visit Sarah as he said he would, and he kept his promise to her.
Genesis 21:3
Abraham named his son Isaac.
Abraham named his son Isaac.
Genesis 21:5
Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born.
Abraham was 100 years old when his son Isaac was born.
Genesis 21:6
Sarah said, "God has made me happy, and everyone who hears about this will be happy with me.
Sarah said, "God has made me happy, and everyone who hears about this will be happy with me.
Genesis 21:13
But I will also bless the son of your slave woman. He is your son, so I will make a great nation from his family also."
But I will also bless the son of your slave woman. He is your son, so I will make a great nation from his family also."
Genesis 21:14
Early the next morning Abraham took some food and water and gave them to Hagar. She carried them and left with her boy. She left that place and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.
Early the next morning Abraham took some food and water and gave them to Hagar. She carried them and left with her boy. She left that place and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.
Genesis 21:23
So make a promise to me here before God. Promise that you will be fair with me and with my children. Promise that you will be kind to me and this country where you have lived. Promise that you will be as kind to me as I have been to you."
So make a promise to me here before God. Promise that you will be fair with me and with my children. Promise that you will be kind to me and this country where you have lived. Promise that you will be as kind to me as I have been to you."
Genesis 21:24
And Abraham said, "I promise to treat you the same way you have treated me."
And Abraham said, "I promise to treat you the same way you have treated me."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
See Gill "1Ch 21:1".
