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This was the message:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to Gad, David&#8217s seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Gad, David’s seer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD instructed Gad, David&#8217s seer,&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to Gad, one of David's prophets, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Gad, David's prophet, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the LORD responded through Gad, David's seer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD instructed Gad, David?s seer,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD told Gad, David's prophet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH speaks to Gad, seer of David, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah speaketh unto Gad, seer of David, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will speak to Gad the seer of David, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer of David, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord spoke to Gad, the seer of David, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, in these words:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And David arose early in the morning, and the word of the LORD came to Gad, the prophet, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David arose at dawn, and The Word of LORD JEHOVAH was upon Gad the Prophet, and he said to him:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD spoke unto Gad, David's seer, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=5844" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Judgment for David's Sin</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.” <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">And the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">instructed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1410.htm" title="1410: gāḏ (N-proper-ms) -- From guwd; Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet.">Gad,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: ḏā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2374.htm" title="2374: ḥō·zêh (N-msc) -- A seer. Active participle of chazah; a beholder in vision; also a compact.">seer,</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>“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.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-11.htm">2 Samuel 24:11-13</a></span><br />When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer: / “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.’” / So Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-1.htm">2 Samuel 12:1-7</a></span><br />Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. / The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, / but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-1.htm">1 Kings 18:1</a></span><br />After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-19.htm">1 Kings 22:19-23</a></span><br />Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left. / And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that. / Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-4.htm">2 Kings 20:4-5</a></span><br />Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, / “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-12.htm">Jeremiah 26:12-15</a></span><br />But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. / So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you. / As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a></span><br />Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Zechariah 1:1-6</a></span><br />In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying: / “The LORD was very angry with your fathers. / So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15-17</a></span><br />If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. / But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ / If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34</a></span><br />Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-70.htm">Luke 1:70</a></span><br />as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49</a></span><br />Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-38.htm">John 12:38-41</a></span><br />This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: / “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-18.htm">Acts 3:18-24</a></span><br />But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer. / Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, / that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,</p><p class="hdg">Gad</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-29.htm">1 Chronicles 29:29</a></b></br> Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they <i>are</i> written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">1 Samuel 9:9</a></b></br> (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for <i>he that is</i> now <i>called</i> a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-11.htm">2 Samuel 24:11</a></b></br> For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/21-8.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm">David's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-14.htm">Gad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">Seer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-12.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-6.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/21-10.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-31.htm">David's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-11.htm">Gad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-5.htm">Seer</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm">David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-5.htm">The number of the people being brought, David repents of it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">David having three plagues proposed by God, chooses the pestilence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-14.htm">After the death of 70,000, David by repentance prevents the destruction of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">David, by Gad's direction, purchases Ornan's threshing floor; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-26.htm">where having built an altar, God gives a sign of his favor by fire.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-28.htm">David sacrifices there, being restrained from Gibeon by fear of the angel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And the LORD instructed</b><br>This phrase indicates divine communication, emphasizing that the message comes directly from God. In the Old Testament, God often communicated His will through prophets or seers. This divine instruction underscores the seriousness and authority of the message. It reflects the biblical theme of God guiding His people through chosen individuals, as seen with Moses, Samuel, and Elijah.<p><b>Gad</b><br>Gad is identified as a prophet or seer during King David's reign. He is first mentioned in <a href="/1_samuel/22-5.htm">1 Samuel 22:5</a>, where he advises David to leave the stronghold and go to the land of Judah. Gad's role as a seer is significant because he serves as a direct link between God and David, providing guidance and revelation. His presence in David's court highlights the importance of prophetic insight in the governance and spiritual life of Israel.<p><b>David’s seer</b><br>The term "seer" is an older designation for a prophet, one who sees visions or receives revelations from God. David's reliance on Gad as his seer indicates the king's recognition of the need for divine guidance in his leadership. This relationship between David and Gad is reminiscent of other king-prophet relationships in the Bible, such as that of King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah. The role of the seer is crucial in maintaining the spiritual direction and accountability of the king, ensuring that the ruler's actions align with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who communicates His will and guidance to His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gad.htm">Gad</a></b><br>A prophet, also referred to as David's seer, who serves as a messenger of God's word to King David.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel, a man after God's own heart, who is in a period of repentance and seeking God's guidance after sinning by conducting a census of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/seer.htm">Seer</a></b><br>A term used for prophets in ancient Israel, indicating one who receives divine visions or messages.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, experiencing the consequences of David's actions and awaiting divine instruction.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Gad serve as vital conduits for God's communication, reminding us of the importance of seeking and heeding God's word in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mercy</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God provides a way for repentance and restoration, demonstrating His mercy and sovereignty over all situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>David's census was an act of pride and disobedience, leading to severe consequences for Israel, teaching us the seriousness of sin and the importance of obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>David's response to God's message through Gad shows the power of genuine repentance and the possibility of restoration when we turn back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_counsel.htm">The Importance of Godly Counsel</a></b><br>David's reliance on Gad highlights the value of seeking godly counsel and wisdom in times of decision-making and crisis.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_cherethites_in_the_bible.htm">What are the visions and prophecies of Gad?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/gad's_visions_and_prophecies.htm">What are the visions and prophecies of Gad?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'seer'_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does "seer" mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_incited_david's_census.htm">Who incited David to take a census? (2 Samuel 24:1 vs. 1 Chronicles 21:1)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">And the Lord</span> (Jehovah) <span class= "bld">spake unto Gad.</span>--Samuel, "And David arose in the morning. Now a word of Jehovah had come to Gad the prophet, a seer of David, saying--" This appears to be more original than our text.<p><span class= "bld">David's seer.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">a seer of David's,</span> for the same title is applied to Heman (<a href="/1_chronicles/25-5.htm" title="All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.">1Chronicles 25:5</a>). For Gad, see <a href="/1_samuel/22-5.htm" title="And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get you into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.">1Samuel 22:5</a>, and <a href="/1_chronicles/29-29.htm" title="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,">1Chronicles 29:29</a>. From the latter passage it has been inferred that it was Gad who wrote the original record of the census.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Gad, David's seer</span>. The parallel place says, "The Prophet Gad (<span class="hebrew">הֲנָּבִיא</span>), David's seer" (<a href="/2_samuel/24-11.htm">2 Samuel 24:11</a>). The Hebrew word here used in both passages for "seer," is <span class="hebrew">חֹזֶה</span>, in place of the word of higher import, <span class="hebrew">הָרֹאֶה</span>, the use of which is confined to Samuel, Hanani, and to the person spoken of in <a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a>. In this last passage our Authorized Version translates "prophet" while in <a href="/1_chronicles/29-29.htm">1 Chronicles 29:29</a> our Authorized Version translates both Hebrew names in the very same verse by the one English word "seer." Gad was, perhaps, a pupil of David (<a href="/2_samuel/22-8.htm">2 Samuel 22:8</a>), and was the successor of Samuel (<a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">1 Chronicles 9:22</a>) in this office. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">instructed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gad,</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(gāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David’s</span><br /><span class="heb">דָוִ֖יד</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seer,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹזֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·zêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2374.htm">Strong's 2374: </a> </span><span class="str2">A beholder in vision, a compact</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 21:9 Yahweh spoke to Gad David's seer saying (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 21:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 21:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 21:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 21:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>