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New American Standard Bible (1995)
2 Samuel 24:12
"Go and speak to David, 'Thus the LORD says, "I am offering you three things; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you."'"
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am offering you three choices. Choose one of them, and I will do it to you.’”
“Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am offering you three choices. Choose one of them, and I will do it to you.’”
Hebrew Names Version
Go and speak to David, Thus says the LORD, I offer you three things: choose you one of them, that I may do it to you.
Go and speak to David, Thus says the LORD, I offer you three things: choose you one of them, that I may do it to you.
King James Version
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.
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.
English Standard Version
"Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord , Three things I offer you. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.'"
"Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord , Three things I offer you. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.'"
New Century Version
The Lord told Gad, "Go and tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I offer you three choices. Choose one of them and I will do it to you.'"
The Lord told Gad, "Go and tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I offer you three choices. Choose one of them and I will do it to you.'"
New English Translation
"Go, tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am offering you three forms of judgment. Pick one of them and I will carry it out against you.'"
"Go, tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am offering you three forms of judgment. Pick one of them and I will carry it out against you.'"
Amplified Bible
"Go and say to David, 'Thus says the LORD, "I am giving you three choices; select one of them for yourself, and I will do it to you."'"
"Go and say to David, 'Thus says the LORD, "I am giving you three choices; select one of them for yourself, and I will do it to you."'"
New American Standard Bible
"Go and speak to David, 'This is what the LORD says: "I am imposing upon you three choices; choose for yourself one of them, and I will do it to you."'"
"Go and speak to David, 'This is what the LORD says: "I am imposing upon you three choices; choose for yourself one of them, and I will do it to you."'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Go, & say vnto Dauid, Thus saith ye Lord, I offer thee three thinges, chuse thee which of them I shall doe vnto thee.
Go, & say vnto Dauid, Thus saith ye Lord, I offer thee three thinges, chuse thee which of them I shall doe vnto thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Go and speak to David, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "I am offering you three things; choose for yourself one of them, and I will do that to you."'"
"Go and speak to David, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "I am offering you three things; choose for yourself one of them, and I will do that to you."'"
Contemporary English Version
to take a message to David. Gad went to David and told him: You must choose one of three ways for the Lord to punish you: Will there be seven years when the land won't grow enough food for your people? Or will your enemies chase you and make you run from them for three months? Or will there be three days of horrible disease in your land? Think about it and decide, because I have to give your answer to God, who sent me.
to take a message to David. Gad went to David and told him: You must choose one of three ways for the Lord to punish you: Will there be seven years when the land won't grow enough food for your people? Or will your enemies chase you and make you run from them for three months? Or will there be three days of horrible disease in your land? Think about it and decide, because I have to give your answer to God, who sent me.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Go and say to David that this is what Adonai says: ‘I am giving you a choice of three punishments. Choose one of them, and I will execute it against you."
"Go and say to David that this is what Adonai says: ‘I am giving you a choice of three punishments. Choose one of them, and I will execute it against you."
Darby Translation
Go and say to David, Thus saith Jehovah: I impose on thee three [things]; choose one of them that I may do it unto thee.
Go and say to David, Thus saith Jehovah: I impose on thee three [things]; choose one of them that I may do it unto thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Go and tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: There are three ways you can be punished. Choose the one you want.'"
"Go and tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: There are three ways you can be punished. Choose the one you want.'"
George Lamsa Translation
Go and say to David, Thus says the LORD: I will bring upon you one of three calamities; choose one of them, that I may do it to you.
Go and say to David, Thus says the LORD: I will bring upon you one of three calamities; choose one of them, that I may do it to you.
Lexham English Bible
"Go and speak to David, ‘Thus says Yahweh, three things I am laying on you; choose for yourself one of them and I will do it to you.'"
"Go and speak to David, ‘Thus says Yahweh, three things I am laying on you; choose for yourself one of them and I will do it to you.'"
Literal Translation
Go and you shall speak to David, So says Jehovah, I am setting up three things for you; you choose one of them and I will do it for you.
Go and you shall speak to David, So says Jehovah, I am setting up three things for you; you choose one of them and I will do it for you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Go & speake vnto Dauid. Thus sayeth the LORDE: I brynge the thre thinges, chose the one of them, that I maye do it vnto the.
Go & speake vnto Dauid. Thus sayeth the LORDE: I brynge the thre thinges, chose the one of them, that I maye do it vnto the.
American Standard Version
Go and speak unto David, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
Go and speak unto David, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
Bible in Basic English
Go and say to David, The Lord says, Three things are offered to you: say which of them you will have, and I will do it to you.
Go and say to David, The Lord says, Three things are offered to you: say which of them you will have, and I will do it to you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Go and say vnto Dauid, thus sayth the Lorde: I offer thee three thynges, choose thee which of them I shall do vnto thee.
Go and say vnto Dauid, thus sayth the Lorde: I offer thee three thynges, choose thee which of them I shall do vnto thee.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Go and speak unto David: Thus saith the LORD: I lay upon thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.'
'Go and speak unto David: Thus saith the LORD: I lay upon thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.'
King James Version (1611)
Goe and say vnto Dauid, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things; chuse thee one of them, that I may doe it vnto thee.
Goe and say vnto Dauid, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things; chuse thee one of them, that I may doe it vnto thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thus saith the Lord, I bring one of three things upon thee: now choose thee one of them, and I will do it to thee.
Thus saith the Lord, I bring one of three things upon thee: now choose thee one of them, and I will do it to thee.
English Revised Version
Go and speak unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
Go and speak unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
Berean Standard Bible
"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.'"
"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.'"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and speke to Dauid, The Lord seith these thingis, The chesyng of thre thingis is youun to thee; chese thou oon, which thou wolt of these, that Y do to thee.
and speke to Dauid, The Lord seith these thingis, The chesyng of thre thingis is youun to thee; chese thou oon, which thou wolt of these, that Y do to thee.
Young's Literal Translation
`Go, and thou hast spoken unto David, Thus said Jehovah: Three -- I am lifting up for thee, choose thee one of them, and I do [it] to thee.'
`Go, and thou hast spoken unto David, Thus said Jehovah: Three -- I am lifting up for thee, choose thee one of them, and I do [it] to thee.'
Update Bible Version
Go and speak to David, Thus says Yahweh, I offer you three things: choose for yourself one of them, that I may do it to you.
Go and speak to David, Thus says Yahweh, I offer you three things: choose for yourself one of them, that I may do it to you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Go and say to David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three [things]; choose thee one of them, that I may [do it] to thee.
Go and say to David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three [things]; choose thee one of them, that I may [do it] to thee.
World English Bible
Go and speak to David, Thus says Yahweh, I offer you three things: choose you one of them, that I may do it to you.
Go and speak to David, Thus says Yahweh, I offer you three things: choose you one of them, that I may do it to you.
New King James Version
"Go and tell David, "Thus says the LORD: "I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to you.""'
"Go and tell David, "Thus says the LORD: "I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to you.""'
New Living Translation
"Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.'"
"Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.'"
New Life Bible
"Go and tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: "I give you three things to choose from. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you."'"
"Go and tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: "I give you three things to choose from. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you."'"
New Revised Standard
"Go and say to David: Thus says the Lord : Three things I offer you; choose one of them, and I will do it to you."
"Go and say to David: Thus says the Lord : Three things I offer you; choose one of them, and I will do it to you."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Go and speak unto David - Thus, saith Yahweh, Three things, do I offer thee, - choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
Go and speak unto David - Thus, saith Yahweh, Three things, do I offer thee, - choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Go, and say to David: Thus saith the Lord: I give thee thy choice of three things, choose one of them which thou wilt, that I may do it to thee.
Go, and say to David: Thus saith the Lord: I give thee thy choice of three things, choose one of them which thou wilt, that I may do it to thee.
Revised Standard Version
"Go and say to David, 'Thus says the LORD, Three things I offer you; choose one of them, that I may do it to you."
"Go and say to David, 'Thus says the LORD, Three things I offer you; choose one of them, that I may do it to you."
Contextual Overview
10 Now David's heart troubled him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the LORD, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O LORD, please take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly." 11 When David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, 12 "Go and speak to David, 'Thus the LORD says, "I am offering you three things; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you."'"13 So Gad came to David and told him, and said to him, "Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? Now consider and see what answer I shall return to Him who sent me." 14 Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Let us now fall into the hand of the LORD for His mercies are great, but do not let me fall into the hand of man." 15 So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand men of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. 16 When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who destroyed the people, "It is enough! Now relax your hand!" And the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 17 Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, "Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done wrong; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Your hand be against me and against my father's house."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I offer: 1 Chronicles 21:10, 1 Chronicles 21:11
that I may: 2 Samuel 12:9, 2 Samuel 12:10, 2 Samuel 12:14, Leviticus 26:41, Leviticus 26:43, Job 5:17, Job 5:18, Proverbs 3:12, Hebrews 12:6-10, Revelation 3:19
Reciprocal: Numbers 14:12 - smite Judges 3:20 - I have Jeremiah 22:1 - Go
Cross-References
Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great."
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great."
Genesis 24:7
"The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.
"The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.
Genesis 24:8
"But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this my oath; only do not take my son back there."
"But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this my oath; only do not take my son back there."
Genesis 24:10
Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and set out with a variety of good things of his master's in his hand; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and set out with a variety of good things of his master's in his hand; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Genesis 24:11
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.
Genesis 24:16
The girl was very beautiful, a virgin, and no man had had relations with her; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.
The girl was very beautiful, a virgin, and no man had had relations with her; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.
Genesis 24:17
Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your jar."
Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your jar."
Genesis 24:27
He said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His lovingkindness and His truth toward my master; as for me, the LORD has guided me in the way to the house of my master's brothers."
He said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His lovingkindness and His truth toward my master; as for me, the LORD has guided me in the way to the house of my master's brothers."
Genesis 24:42
"So I came today to the spring, and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful;
"So I came today to the spring, and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful;
Genesis 24:48
"And I bowed low and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son.
"And I bowed low and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Go, and say unto David,.... Not my servant David, as Nathan was bid to say to him when it was in his heart to build an house for him, 2 Samuel 7:5; but now he had sinned and displeased the Lord, and therefore it is only plain David:
thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three [things]; or lay them before thee to consider of which thou wouldest have done; the Targum is,
"one of three things I cast upon thee,''
as a burden to bear; one of the three I will certainly inflict upon thee by way of chastisement:
choose thee one of them, that I may [do it] unto thee; here is mercy mixed with judgment; the Lord is angry, yet shows great condescension and goodness; a sovereign Being, who could have imposed what punishment he pleased, and even all the three after mentioned, yet resolves but on one, and leaves that to the option of David.
