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Literal Standard Version

2 Samuel 24:11

And David rises in the morning, and the word of YHWH has been to Gad the prophet, seer of David, saying,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gad;   Nation;   Plague;   Presumption;   Prophets;   Thompson Chain Reference - Gad;   Leaders;   Prophets;   Religious;   Seers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prophets;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gad;   Joab;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Prophecy, prophet;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gad;   Halhul;   Prophet;   See R;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gad (2);   Prophet;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gad;   King, Kingship;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gad;   Genealogy;   Holy Spirit;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Samuel, Books of;   Sin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gad, the Prophet;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Gad;   Seer;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Gad;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - David;   Gad (2);   Halhul;   Seer;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gad;   Halhul;  

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,
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,
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

10And the heart of David strikes him, after that he has numbered the people, and David says to YHWH, "I have greatly sinned in that which I have done, and now, O YHWH, please cause the iniquity of Your servant to pass away, for I have acted very foolishly." 11And David rises in the morning, and the word of YHWH has been to Gad the prophet, seer of David, saying,12"Go, and you have spoken to David, Thus said YHWH: I am lifting up three [choices] for you, choose one of them, and I do [it] to you." 13And Gad comes to David, and declares [it] to him, and says to him, "Does seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or are you fleeing before your adversary [for] three months—and he is pursuing you? Or is there pestilence [for] three days in your land? Now, know and see what word I take back to Him sending me." 14And David says to Gad, "I have great distress; please let us fall into the hand of YHWH, for His mercies [are] many, but do not let me fall into the hand of man." 15And YHWH gives a pestilence on Israel from the morning even to the time appointed, and there dies of the people, from Dan even to Beer-Sheba, seventy thousand men, 16and the messenger puts forth his hand to Jerusalem to destroy it, and YHWH sighs concerning the calamity, and says to the messenger who is destroying among the people, "Enough, now, cease your hand"; and the messenger of YHWH was near the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 17And David speaks to YHWH when he sees the messenger who is striking among the people, and says, "Behold, I have sinned, indeed, I have done perversely; and these—the flock—what have they done? Please let Your hand be on me and on the house of my father."

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
behold, I am standing by the fountain of water, and daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;
Genesis 24:14
and it has been, the young person to whom I say, Please incline your pitcher and I drink, and she has said, Drink, and I also water your camels)—her [whom] You have decided for Your servant, for Isaac; and by it I know that You have done kindness with my lord."
Genesis 24:20
and she hurries, and empties her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runs again to the well to draw, and draws for all his camels.
Exodus 2:16
And to a priest of Midian [are] seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs to water the flock of their father,
1 Samuel 9:11
They are going up in the ascent of the city, and have found young women going out to draw water, and say to them, "Is the seer in this [place]?"
Proverbs 12:10
The righteous knows the life of his beast, || And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
John 4:7
there comes a woman out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus says to her, "Give Me to drink";

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.


 
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