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Contemporary English Version

1 Chronicles 21:10

"Tell David that I will punish him in one of three ways. But he will have to choose which one it will be."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gad;   Nation;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gad, the Prophet;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Gad;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gad;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am offering you three choices. Choose one of them for yourself, and I will do it to you.’”
Hebrew Names Version
Go and speak to David, saying, Thus says the LORD, I offer you three things: choose you one of them, that I may do it to you.
King James Version
Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the Lord , I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
English Standard Version
"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.'"
New Century Version
"Go and tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I offer you three choices. Choose one of them and I will do it.'"
New English Translation
"Go, tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: "I am offering you three forms of judgment from which to choose. Pick one of them."'"
Amplified Bible
"Go and tell David, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "I offer you three choices; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you [as punishment for your sin]."'"
New American Standard Bible
"Go and speak to David, saying, 'This is what the LORD says: "I extend to you three choices; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you."'"
World English Bible
Go and speak to David, saying, Thus says Yahweh, I offer you three things: choose you one of them, that I may do it to you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Goe and tell Dauid, saying, Thus saith the Lorde, I offer thee three thinges: choose thee one of them, that I may doe it vnto thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Go and speak to David, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "I am offering you three things; choose for yourself one of them, and I will do that to you."'"
Berean Standard Bible
"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.'"
Complete Jewish Bible
"Go and tell David that Adonai says, ‘I am offering you a choice of three punishments: choose one of them, and I will execute it against you.'"
Darby Translation
Go and speak to David saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I offer thee three [things]; choose one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
George Lamsa Translation
Go and tell David, saying, Thus says the LORD: I offer you three disasters; choose one of them, that I may do it to you.
Good News Translation
"Go and tell David that I am giving him three choices. I will do whichever he chooses."
Lexham English Bible
"Go, you must speak to David, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh: "Three choices I offer to you. Choose one of them for yourself that I will do to you."'"
Literal Translation
Go; and you shall speak to David, saying, So says Jehovah, I am extending to you three things ; choose one of these for yourself, that I may do to you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Go speake to Dauid, & saye: Thus saieth the LORDE: Thre thinges laye I before the, chose ye one of them, yt I maye do it vnto the.
American Standard Version
Go and speak unto David, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
Bible in Basic English
Go and say to David, The Lord says, Three things are offered to you: say which of them you will have, so that I may do it to you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Go, and tell Dauid, saying, thus sayth the Lord, I geue thee the choyse of three thinges: choose the one of them, that I may do vnto thee.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Go and speak unto David, saying: Thus saith the LORD: I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.'
King James Version (1611)
Goe and tell Dauid, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things, choose thee one of them, that I may doe it vnto thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Go and speak to David, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I bring three things upon thee: choose one of them for thyself, and I will do it to thee.
English Revised Version
Go and speak unto David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seide, Go thou, and speke to Dauid, and seie to him, The Lord seith these thingis, Y yeue to thee the chesyng of thre thingis; chese thou oon which thou wolt, that Y do to thee.
Update Bible Version
Go and speak to David, saying, Thus says Yahweh, I offer you three things: choose for yourself one of them, that I may do it to you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee [three] things; choose thee one of them, that I may do [it] to thee.
New King James Version
"Go and tell David, saying, "Thus says the LORD: "I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to you.""'
New Living Translation
"Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.'"
New Life Bible
"Go and tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says. "I give you three things to choose from. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you."'"
New Revised Standard
"Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord : Three things I offer you; choose one of them, so that I may do it to you.'"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Go - and thou shalt speak unto David, saying, Thus, saith Yahweh, Three things, do I offer thee, - choose thee one from among them, that I may do it unto thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Go, and speak to David, and tell him: Thus saith the Lord: I give thee the choice of three things: choose one which thou wilt, and I will do it to thee.
Revised Standard Version
"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.'"
Young's Literal Translation
`Go, and thou hast spoken unto David, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Three -- I am stretching out unto thee; choose for thee one of these, and I do [it] to thee.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Go and speak to David, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "I offer you three things; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you."'"

Contextual Overview

7 David's order to count the people made God angry, and he punished Israel. 8 David prayed, "I am your servant. But what I did was stupid and terribly wrong. Please forgive me." 9 The Lord said to Gad, one of David's prophets, 10 "Tell David that I will punish him in one of three ways. But he will have to choose which one it will be." 11 Gad went to David and told him: You must choose how the Lord will punish you: 12 Will there be three years when the land won't grow enough food for its people? Or will your enemies constantly defeat you for three months? Or will the Lord send a horrible disease to strike your land for three days? Think about it and decide, because I have to give your answer to God who sent me. 13 David was miserable and said, "It's a terrible choice to make! But the Lord is kind, and I'd rather have him punish me than for anyone else to do it." 14 So the Lord sent a horrible disease on Israel, and seventy thousand Israelites died. 15 Then he sent an angel to destroy the city of Jerusalem. But just as the angel was about to do that, the Lord felt sorry for all the suffering he had caused the people, and he told the angel, "Stop! They have suffered enough." This happened at the threshing place that belonged to Araunah the Jebusite. 16 David saw the Lord 's angel in the air, holding a sword over Jerusalem. He and the leaders of Israel, who were all wearing sackcloth, bowed with their faces to the ground,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

offer thee: Heb. stretch out

choose: Joshua 24:15, Proverbs 1:29-31

that I may: Numbers 20:12, 2 Samuel 12:10-12, 1 Kings 13:21, 1 Kings 13:22, Proverbs 3:12, Revelation 3:19

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 24:12 - I offer

Cross-References

Genesis 17:19
But God answered: No! You and Sarah will have a son. His name will be Isaac, and I will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants.
Genesis 17:21
But your son Isaac will be born about this time next year, and the promise I am making to you and your family will be for him and his descendants forever.
Genesis 20:11
Abraham answered: I did it because I didn't think any of you respected God, and I was sure that someone would kill me to get my wife.
Genesis 21:6
and Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Now everyone will laugh with me.
Genesis 21:7
Who would have dared to tell Abraham that someday I would have a child? But in his old age, I have given him a son."
Genesis 21:11
Abraham was worried about Ishmael.
Genesis 21:12
But God said, "Abraham, don't worry about your slave woman and the boy. Just do what Sarah tells you. Isaac will inherit your family name,
Genesis 21:22
About this time Abimelech and his army commander Phicol said to Abraham, "God blesses everything you do!
Genesis 21:31
So they called the place Beersheba, because they made a treaty there.
Genesis 22:10
He then took the knife and got ready to kill his son.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 21:1".


 
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