2 Samuel 24:11

Good News Translation

The Lord said to Gad, David's prophet, "Go and tell David that I am giving him three choices. I will do whichever he chooses." The next morning, after David had gotten up,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When David got up in the morning, the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Gad, David’s seer:

Hebrew Names Version
When David rose up in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

King James Version
For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

English Standard Version
And when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

New Century Version
When David got up in the morning, the Lord spoke his word to Gad, who was a prophet and David's seer.

New English Translation
When David got up the next morning, the Lord had already spoken to Gad the prophet, David's seer:

Amplified Bible
When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

New American Standard Bible
When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD came to Gad the prophet, David's seer, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Dauid was vp in the morning, the worde of the Lord came vnto the Prophet Gad Dauids Seer, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then David arose in the morning, and the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

Contemporary English Version
Before David even got up the next morning, the Lord had told David's prophet Gad

Complete Jewish Bible
When David got up in the morning, this word of Adonai came to the prophet Gad, David's seer:

Darby Translation
And when David arose in the morning, the word of Jehovah came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
When David got up in the morning, the Lord gave this message to Gad, David's seer:

George Lamsa Translation
When David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, saying,

Lexham English Bible
When David got up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to Gad the prophet, the seer of David, saying,

Literal Translation
And David rose up in the morning; and the Word of Jehovah came to Gad the prophet, David's seer, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan Dauid rose vp in the mornynge, the worde of the LORDE came vnto the prophet Gad, Dauids Seer, & sayde:

American Standard Version
And when David rose up in the morning, the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

Bible in Basic English
And David got up in the morning; now the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Dauid was vp in the morning, the word of the Lorde came vnto the prophet Gad Dauids sear, saying:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when David rose up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying:

King James Version (1611)
For when Dauid was vp in the morning, the word of the Lord came vnto the Prophet Gad Dauids Seer, saying,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David rose early in the morning, and the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, the seer, saying, Go, and speak to David, saying,

English Revised Version
And when David rose up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David's seer:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Dauid roos eerli, and the word of the Lord was maad to Gad, the prophete and seere, and seide, Go thou,

Young's Literal Translation
And David riseth in the morning, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Gad the prophet, seer of David, saying,

Update Bible Version
And when David rose up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
For when David had risen in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

World English Bible
When David rose up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

New King James Version
Now when David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

New Living Translation
The next morning the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, who was David's seer. This was the message:

New Life Bible
When David got up in the morning, the word of the Lord came to Gad, the one who spoke for God to David. The Lord said,

New Revised Standard
When David rose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when David arose in the morning, the word of Yahweh, had come unto Gad the prophet, the seer of David, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And David arose in the morning, and the word of the Lord came to Gad the prophet and the seer of David, saying:

Revised Standard Version
And when David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

THE MESSAGE
When David got up the next morning, the word of God had already come to Gad the prophet, David's spiritual advisor, "Go and give David this message: ‘ God has spoken thus: There are three things I can do to you; choose one out of the three and I'll see that it's done.'"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ But after David had taken the census, his conscience began to hurt, and he said to the Lord , "I have committed a terrible sin in doing this! Please forgive me. I have acted foolishly." ¹¹The Lord said to Gad, David's prophet, "Go and tell David that I am giving him three choices. I will do whichever he chooses." The next morning, after David had gotten up, ¹³ Gad went to him, told him what the Lord had said, and asked, "Which is it to be? Three years of famine in your land or three months of running away from your enemies or three days of an epidemic in your land? Now think it over, and tell me what answer to take back to the Lord ." ¹⁴ David answered, "I am in a desperate situation! But I don't want to be punished by people. Let the Lord himself be the one to punish us, for he is merciful." ¹⁵ So the Lord sent an epidemic on Israel, which lasted from that morning until the time that he had chosen. From one end of the country to the other seventy thousand Israelites died. ¹⁶ When the Lord 's angel was about to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord changed his mind about punishing the people and said to the angel who was killing them, "Stop! That's enough!" The angel was by the threshing place of Araunah, a Jebusite. ¹⁷ David saw the angel who was killing the people, and said to the Lord , "I am the guilty one. I am the one who did wrong. What have these poor people done? You should punish me and my family."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Gad: 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Chronicles 2:19, 1 Chronicles 29:29

seer: 1 Samuel 9:9

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 22:4 - in the hold 2 Samuel 12:1 - the Lord 2 Samuel 15:27 - a seer 2 Samuel 20:26 - chief ruler 2 Samuel 24:18 - Gad 1 Chronicles 21:9 - Gad 2 Chronicles 29:25 - Gad Jeremiah 22:1 - Go Jonah 1:11 - What

Cross-References

Genesis 24:13
Here I am at the well where the young women of the city will be coming to get water.

Genesis 24:14
I will say to one of them, ‘Please, lower your jar and let me have a drink.' If she says, ‘Drink, and I will also bring water for your camels,' may she be the one that you have chosen for your servant Isaac. If this happens, I will know that you have kept your promise to my master."

Genesis 24:20
She quickly emptied her jar into the animals' drinking trough and ran to the well to get more water, until she had watered all his camels.

Proverbs 12:10
Good people take care of their animals, but wicked people are cruel to theirs.

John 4:7
A Samaritan woman came to draw some water, and Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink of water."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For when David was up in the morning,.... Which it is probable was very early, he not being able to sleep through the distress of mind he was in; for the words should be rendered, "and David arose in the morning" c, for, as we render them, they seem to imply as if he had no sense of his sin before the prophet came to him next mentioned; whereas it was in the night he had been under the conviction of it, and had acknowledged it, and prayed for the pardon of it; upon which the prophet was sent to acquaint him what was the will of God concerning him:

the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer; with whom he had used to advise about the will of God on various occasions, though in this he had neglected to consult him; the Targum calls it the word of prophecy from the Lord:

saying; as follows.

c ויקם "et surrexit", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

David’s seer - Margin, references. From the latter passage it is probable that we have here Gad’s narrative.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 24:11. For when David was up — It is supposed that David's contrition arose from the reproof given by Gad, and that in the order of time the reproof came before the confession stated in the 10th verse. 2 Samuel 24:10

David's seer — A holy man of God, under the Divine influence, whom David had as a domestic chaplain.