1 Chronicles 21:11

11 Gad went to David, told him what the Lord had said, and asked, "Which is it to be?

1 Chronicles 21:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 21:11

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).

1 Chronicles 21:11 In-Context

9 Then the Lord said to Gad, David's prophet,

10 "Go and tell David that I am giving him three choices. I will do whichever he chooses."

11 Gad went to David, told him what the Lord had said, and asked, "Which is it to be?

12 Three years of famine? Or three months of running away from the armies of your enemies? Or three days during which the Lord attacks you with his sword and sends an epidemic on your land, using his angel to bring death throughout Israel? What answer shall I give the Lord?"

13 David replied to Gad, "I am in a desperate situation! But I don't want to be punished by people. Let the Lord himself be the one to punish me, because he is merciful."