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Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? Or three days of plague in your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should answer the one who sent me.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> So Gad came to David and asked him, “Will you choose three years of famine throughout your land, three months of fleeing from your enemies, or three days of severe plague throughout your land? Think this over and decide what answer I should give the LORD who sent me.” <a href="/esv/2_samuel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> So Gad came to David and told him, and said to him, “Shall three 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 decide what answer I shall return to him who sent me.” <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/24.htm">King James Bible</a> So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/24.htm">New King James Version</a> So Gad came to David and told him; and he said to him, “Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or shall you flee three months before your enemies, while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days’ plague in your land? Now consider and see what answer I should take back to Him who sent me.” <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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 for three months before your enemies while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days’ of plague in your land? Now consider and see what answer I shall return to Him who sent me.” <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> So Gad came to David and told him, and said to him, &#8220Shall 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&#8217 pestilence in your land? Now consider and see what answer I shall return to Him who sent me.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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.” <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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 adversaries while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days’ pestilence in your land? Now, know and see what word I should return to Him who sent me.” <a href="/amp/2_samuel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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 enemies as they pursue you? Or shall there be three days of pestilence (plague) in your land? Now consider this and decide what answer I shall return to Him who sent me.” <a href="/csb/2_samuel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So Gad went to David, told him the choices, and asked him, “Do you want three years of famine to come on your land, to flee from your foes three months while they pursue you, or to have a plague in your land three days? Now, consider carefully what answer I should take back to the one who sent me.” <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So Gad went to David, told him the choices, and asked him, &#8220Do you want three years of famine to come on your land, to flee from your foes three months while they pursue you, or to have a plague in your land three days? Now, think it over and decide what answer I should take back to the One who sent me.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_samuel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thy foes while they pursue thee? or shall there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise thee, and consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me. <a href="/erv/2_samuel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thy foes while they pursue thee? or shall there be three days pestilence in thy land? now advise thee, and consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When Gad came to David, he told David this and asked, "Should seven years of famine come to you and your land, or three months during which you flee from your enemies as they pursue you, or should there be a three-day plague in your land? Think it over, and decide what answer I should give the one who sent me." <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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." <a href="/isv/2_samuel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> So Gad went to David and asked him, "Shall seven years of famine come to your land, or three months of reversals while you flee from your enemies as they pursue you, or three days of pestilence in your land? Decide right now what I am to answer to the one who sent me." <a href="/msb/2_samuel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/2_samuel/24.htm">NET Bible</a> Gad went to David and told him, "Shall seven years of famine come upon your land? Or shall you flee for three months from your enemy with him in hot pursuit? Or shall there be three days of plague in your land? Now decide what I should tell the one who sent me." <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, "Shall three 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 answer, and consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me." <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, Shall seven years of famine come upon thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thy enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? Now consider, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. <a href="/web/2_samuel/24.htm">World English Bible</a> So Gad came to David, and told him, saying, “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 answer, and consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And 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.” <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Gad cometh in unto David, and declareth to him, and saith to him, 'Do seven years of famine come in to thee in thy land? or three months art thou fleeing before thine adversary -- and he pursuing thee? or are three days' pestilence in thy land? now, know and see what word I take back to Him sending me.' <a href="/slt/2_samuel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Gad will come to David and announce to him, and say to him, Shall seven years of famine come to thee in thy land? and if three mouths to flee before thine adversaries, they pursuing thee? and if death to be three days in thy land? now know, and see what word I shall turn back to him sending me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when Gad was come to David, he told him, saying: Either seven years of famine shall come to thee in thy land: or thou shalt flee three months before thy adversaries, and they shall pursue thee: or for three days there shall be a pestilence in thy land. Now therefore deliberate, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when Gad had gone to David, he announced it to him, saying: “Either seven years of famine will come to you in your land; or you will flee for three months from your adversaries, and they will pursue you; or there will be a pestilence in your land for three days. Now then, deliberate, and see what word I may respond to him who sent me.” <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/24.htm">New American Bible</a> Gad then went to David to inform him. He asked: “Should three years of famine come upon your land; or three months of fleeing from your enemy while he pursues you; or is it to be three days of plague in your land? Now consider well: what answer am I to give to him who sent me?” <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So Gad came to David and told him; he asked him, “Shall three years of famine come to you on 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 decide what answer I shall return to the one who sent me.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So the prophet Gad came to David and said to him, These are the calamities which may come upon you: there shall seven years of famine come in your land, or you shall flee three months before your enemies while they pursue you, or there shall be three days of pestilence in your land. Now therefore say what answer I shall return to him who sent me to you. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Gad the Prophet came to David and he said to him, “The first plague which comes against you is seven years famine in your land, or three months that you will be handed over before your enemy and he will be chasing you, or there will be three days plague in your land, and also see now what response you return to him who sent me to you”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him: 'Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thy foes while they pursue thee? or shall there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise thee, and consider what answer I shall return to Him that sent Me.' <a href="/sep/2_samuel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Gad went in to David, and told him, and said to him, Choose one of these things to befall thee, whether there shall come upon thee for three years famine in thy land; or that thou shouldest flee three months before thine enemies, and they should pursue thee; or that there should be for three days mortality in thy land. Now then decide, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/24-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=7567" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Judgment for David's Sin</a> …12“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.’ ” 13<a href="/hebrew/1410.htm" title="1410: ḡāḏ (N-proper-ms) -- From guwd; Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet.">So Gad</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: way·yag·geḏ- (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">and said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (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,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hă·ṯā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">“Do you choose to endure</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nîm (N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: rā·‘āḇ (N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">of famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’ar·ṣe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in your land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šāh (Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ḥo·ḏā·šîm (N-mp) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">months</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: nus·ḵā (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">of fleeing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: rō·ḏə·p̄e·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">the pursuit</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê- (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: ṣā·re·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">your enemies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hĕ·yō·wṯ (V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: de·ḇer (N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">plague</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’ar·ṣe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">upon your land?</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now then,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: da‘ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">think it over</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’êh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and decide</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">I should reply</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ’ā·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šō·lə·ḥî (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">to Him who sent me.”</a> 14David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-11.htm">1 Chronicles 21:11-12</a> So Gad went and said to David, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You must choose / between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.” <a href="/exodus/34-7.htm">Exodus 34:7</a> maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” <a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25</a> And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Deuteronomy 28:21-22</a> The LORD will make the plague cling to you until He has exterminated you from the land that you are entering to possess. / The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49-50</a> The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand, / a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young. <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Jeremiah 14:12</a> Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.” <a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a> For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast? <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a> A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. <a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a> There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. <a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a> Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">1 Kings 8:37</a> When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, <a href="/2_chronicles/6-28.htm">2 Chronicles 6:28</a> When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies besiege them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, <a href="/jeremiah/24-10.htm">Jeremiah 24:10</a> And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’” <a href="/jeremiah/29-17.htm">Jeremiah 29:17</a> this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will send against them sword and famine and plague, and I will make them like rotten figs, so bad they cannot be eaten.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 enemies, while they pursue you? or that there be three days' pestilence in your land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.seven<a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1</a> Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.<a href="/leviticus/26-20.htm">Leviticus 26:20</a> And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.<a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a> And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.flee<a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm">Leviticus 26:17,36,37</a> And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you… <a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25,52</a> The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth… three days<a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16,25</a> I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it… <a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Deuteronomy 28:22,27,35</a> The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish… <a href="/psalms/91-6.htm">Psalm 91:6</a> Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/17-11.htm">Advise</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-19.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-12.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-49.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-3.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-41.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-11.htm">Gad</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-8.htm">Months</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-38.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-39.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-12.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-28.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/1-12.htm">Advise</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-14.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-11.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-18.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-12.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-14.htm">Gad</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-14.htm">Months</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-15.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-5.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-11.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-11.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-9.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 24</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/24-1.htm">David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people</a> 5. <a href="/2_samuel/24-5.htm">The captains, in nine months and twenty days, gather 1,300,000 fighting men</a> 10. <a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">David repents, and having three plagues proposed by God, chooses pestilence</a> 15. <a href="/2_samuel/24-15.htm">After the death of 70,000, David by prayer prevents the destruction of Jerusalem</a> 18. <a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">David, by God's direction, purchases Araunah's threshing floor; </a> 25. <a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm">and the plague stops</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/2_samuel/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So Gad went and said to David Gad was a prophet and seer during the reign of King David, often serving as a messenger of God's will. His role highlights the importance of prophets in Israel as intermediaries between God and the king. David's reliance on Gad underscores the king's need for divine guidance, reflecting the theocratic nature of Israel's monarchy.Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land Famine was a common judgment from God in the Old Testament, often used to bring people to repentance. It is significant that the famine would last three years, a period that suggests completeness or divine perfection. This option would have widespread impact, affecting all levels of society and testing the nation's reliance on God for sustenance.three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies This option recalls David's past experiences of fleeing from Saul and later from his son Absalom. It would be a personal trial for David, evoking memories of his earlier life and the constant threat of enemies. Historically, Israel faced numerous threats from surrounding nations, and this choice would expose the nation to military vulnerability.or three days of plague upon your land Plagues were often seen as direct acts of God, swift and devastating. The brevity of three days contrasts with the severity of the impact, emphasizing the intensity of divine judgment. This option would demonstrate God's power and sovereignty, as well as His ability to bring about rapid change.Now then, think it over and decide David is given the responsibility to choose the form of judgment, highlighting the weight of leadership and the consequences of his actions. This moment of decision reflects the broader biblical theme of free will and the importance of seeking God's wisdom in times of crisis.how I should reply to Him who sent me Gad's role as a messenger underscores the direct communication between God and His chosen leaders. The phrase emphasizes the seriousness of the decision and the need for a response that aligns with God's will. It also reflects the accountability of leaders to God, a recurring theme in the narrative of Israel's kings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The King of Israel, who is faced with a difficult decision as a consequence of his actions. 2. <a href="/topical/g/gad.htm">Gad</a> A prophet sent by God to deliver a message to David, offering him three choices of punishment. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation under David's rule, which will be affected by the decision he makes. 4. <a href="/topical/f/famine,_enemies,_plague.htm">Famine, Enemies, Plague</a> The three options of punishment presented to David, each with significant implications for the nation. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate authority who sends Gad to David, demonstrating His justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_leadership_decisions.htm">The Weight of Leadership Decisions</a> Leaders bear significant responsibility, and their decisions can have widespread consequences. David’s choice would affect the entire nation of Israel. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_justice.htm">The Reality of Divine Justice</a> God’s justice is evident in the options presented to David. Each choice reflects the seriousness of sin and the need for accountability. <a href="/topical/t/the_mercy_of_god_in_discipline.htm">The Mercy of God in Discipline</a> Even in discipline, God offers choices, showing His mercy. David’s ability to choose reflects God’s desire for repentance and restoration. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_godly_counsel.htm">The Importance of Seeking Godly Counsel</a> Gad’s role as a prophet underscores the importance of seeking and heeding godly counsel when faced with difficult decisions. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> David’s situation reminds us of the importance of repentance and the hope of restoration through God’s mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 24</a> <a href="/q/ark_to_jerusalem__before_or_after_philistines.htm">When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)</a> <a href="/q/how_many_famine_years_for_david.htm">God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine? Seven (2 Samuel 24:13) Three (I Chronicles 21:12)</a> <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 href="/q/why_did_god_incite_and_punish_david.htm">Why does 2 Samuel 24:1 say God incited David to take the census, then punish him for it?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) Seven years.--In Chronicles "three years," and so the LXX. reads here also. This would be more in accordance with the "three" months and "three" days.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Seven years of famine. In <a href="/1_chronicles/21-12.htm">1 Chronicles 21:12</a> and here in the Septuagint we find "three years." This is probably right as being in harmony with the rest. Three years of famine, three months of defeat, or three days of pestilence. In <a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a> famine, pestilence, and the sword are mentioned as three of God's four sore judgments. But a fourth judgment is there enumerated, namely, that of the increase of wild beasts, and Joshua the Stylite says that in Mesopotamia, as a result of the desolating war between the Romans and Persians, about A.D. , beasts of prey had become so numerous that they entered the villages and carried off the children from the streets, and were so bold and ferocious that even the men scarcely dared go about their labours in the fields (Jos. Styl., edit. Ur., chap. 85). Now advise, and see; Hebrew, now know, and see. The phrase is common in the historical books (see <a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/14-38.htm">1 Samuel 14:38</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/23-22.htm">1 Samuel 23:22</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/24-11.htm">1 Samuel 24:11</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/25-17.htm">1 Samuel 25:17</a>, etc.). Our translators render the phrase in a multitude of ways without greatly improving it. <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/24-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So Gad גָ֥ד (ḡāḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet went וַיָּבֹא־ (way·yā·ḇō-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go and said וַיַּגֶּד־ (way·yag·geḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to David, דָּוִ֖ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse “Shall you endure הֲתָב֣וֹא (hă·ṯā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go three שֶֽׁבַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number years שָׁנִ֣ים ׀ (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year of famine רָעָ֣ב ׀ (rā·‘āḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger on your land, בְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָ (bə·’ar·ṣe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land or אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not three שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (šə·lō·šāh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice months חֳ֠דָשִׁים (ḥo·ḏā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> The new moon, a month of fleeing נֻסְךָ֨ (nus·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> To flit, vanish away the pursuit רֹדְפֶ֗ךָ (rō·ḏə·p̄e·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> To pursue, chase, persecute of לִפְנֵֽי־ (lip̄·nê-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face your enemies, צָרֶ֜יךָ (ṣā·re·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent or וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not three שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice days יָמִ֥ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of הֱ֠יוֹת (hĕ·yō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be plague דֶּ֙בֶר֙ (de·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> A pestilence upon your land? בְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָ (bə·’ar·ṣe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land Now then, עַתָּה֙ (‘at·tāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time think it over דַּ֣ע (da‘) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know and decide וּרְאֵ֔ה (ū·rə·’êh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see how מָה־ (māh-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what I should reply דָּבָֽר׃ (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause to Him who sent me.? שֹׁלְחִ֖י (šō·lə·ḥî) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/24-13.htm">2 Samuel 24:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/24-13.htm">2 Samuel 24:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/24-13.htm">2 Samuel 24:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/24-13.htm">2 Samuel 24:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/24-13.htm">2 Samuel 24:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/24-13.htm">2 Samuel 24:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/24-13.htm">2 Samuel 24:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/24-13.htm">2 Samuel 24:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/24-13.htm">2 Samuel 24:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/24-13.htm">2 Samuel 24:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-13.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 24:13 So Gad came to David and told (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/24-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 24:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 24:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/24-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 24:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 24:14" /></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>