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And David said to God, "I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, I pray thee, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly."
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And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
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"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.'"
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So Gad came to David and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Take which you will:
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either three years of famine; or three months of devastation by your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days of the sword of the LORD, pestilence upon the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.' Now decide what answer I shall return to him who sent me."
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.