1 Chronicles 21:10

10 "Go and tell David, 'The LORD says, "I could punish you in three different ways. Choose one of them for me to use against you." ' "

1 Chronicles 21:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 21:10

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).

1 Chronicles 21:10 In-Context

8 Then David said to God, "I committed a great sin when I counted Israel's men. I beg you to take away my guilt. I've done a very foolish thing."

9 The LORD spoke to David's prophet Gad. He said,

10 "Go and tell David, 'The LORD says, "I could punish you in three different ways. Choose one of them for me to use against you." ' "

11 So Gad went to David. He said to him, "The LORD says, 'Take your choice.

12 You can have three years when there will not be enough food in the land. You can have three months when your enemies will sweep you away. They will catch up with you. They will cut you down with their swords. Or you can have three days when my sword will punish you. That means there would be three days of plague in the land. My angel would strike people down in every part of Israel.' "So take your pick. Tell me how to answer the One who sent me."