Lectionary Calendar
Friday, May 16th, 2025
the Fourth Week after Easter
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Read the Bible

Easy-to-Read Version

2 Samuel 24:11

When David got up in the morning, the Lord gave this message to Gad, David's seer:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gad;   Nation;   Plague;   Presumption;   Prophets;   Thompson Chain Reference - Gad;   Leaders;   Prophets;   Religious;   Seers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prophets;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gad;   Joab;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Prophecy, prophet;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gad;   Halhul;   Prophet;   See R;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gad (2);   Prophet;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gad;   King, Kingship;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gad;   Genealogy;   Holy Spirit;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Samuel, Books of;   Sin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gad, the Prophet;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Gad;   Seer;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Gad;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - David;   Gad (2);   Halhul;   Seer;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gad;   Halhul;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When David got up in the morning, the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Gad, David’s seer:
Hebrew Names Version
When David rose up in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
King James Version
For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
English Standard Version
And when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
New Century Version
When David got up in the morning, the Lord spoke his word to Gad, who was a prophet and David's seer.
New English Translation
When David got up the next morning, the Lord had already spoken to Gad the prophet, David's seer:
Amplified Bible
When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
New American Standard Bible
When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD came to Gad the prophet, David's seer, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Dauid was vp in the morning, the worde of the Lord came vnto the Prophet Gad Dauids Seer, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David arose in the morning, and the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
Contemporary English Version
Before David even got up the next morning, the Lord had told David's prophet Gad
Complete Jewish Bible
When David got up in the morning, this word of Adonai came to the prophet Gad, David's seer:
Darby Translation
And when David arose in the morning, the word of Jehovah came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
George Lamsa Translation
When David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord said to Gad, David's prophet, "Go and tell David that I am giving him three choices. I will do whichever he chooses." The next morning, after David had gotten up,
Lexham English Bible
When David got up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to Gad the prophet, the seer of David, saying,
Literal Translation
And David rose up in the morning; and the Word of Jehovah came to Gad the prophet, David's seer, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan Dauid rose vp in the mornynge, the worde of the LORDE came vnto the prophet Gad, Dauids Seer, & sayde:
American Standard Version
And when David rose up in the morning, the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And David got up in the morning; now the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Dauid was vp in the morning, the word of the Lorde came vnto the prophet Gad Dauids sear, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when David rose up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying:
King James Version (1611)
For when Dauid was vp in the morning, the word of the Lord came vnto the Prophet Gad Dauids Seer, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David rose early in the morning, and the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, the seer, saying, Go, and speak to David, saying,
English Revised Version
And when David rose up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David's seer:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Dauid roos eerli, and the word of the Lord was maad to Gad, the prophete and seere, and seide, Go thou,
Young's Literal Translation
And David riseth in the morning, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Gad the prophet, seer of David, saying,
Update Bible Version
And when David rose up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
For when David had risen in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
World English Bible
When David rose up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
New King James Version
Now when David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
New Living Translation
The next morning the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, who was David's seer. This was the message:
New Life Bible
When David got up in the morning, the word of the Lord came to Gad, the one who spoke for God to David. The Lord said,
New Revised Standard
When David rose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when David arose in the morning, the word of Yahweh, had come unto Gad the prophet, the seer of David, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David arose in the morning, and the word of the Lord came to Gad the prophet and the seer of David, saying:
Revised Standard Version
And when David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
THE MESSAGE
When David got up the next morning, the word of God had already come to Gad the prophet, David's spiritual advisor, "Go and give David this message: ‘ God has spoken thus: There are three things I can do to you; choose one out of the three and I'll see that it's done.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

Contextual Overview

10 David felt ashamed after he had counted the people and said to the Lord , "I have sinned greatly in what I did! Lord , I beg you, forgive me for my sin. I have been very foolish." 11 When David got up in the morning, the Lord gave this message to Gad, David's seer: 12 "Go and tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: There are three ways you can be punished. Choose the one you want.'" 13 So Gad went to David and said to him, "Choose one of these three: seven years of famine for you and your country, being chased by your enemies for three months, or three days of disease in your country. Think about it, and decide which one you want. I must give your answer to the one who sent me." 14 David said to Gad, "This is a terrible situation to be in. But it would be better to be punished by the Lord than by anyone else, because he is very merciful." 15 So the Lord sent a disease against Israel. It began in the morning and continued until the chosen time to stop. From Dan to Beersheba 70,000 people died. 16 The angel raised his arm over Jerusalem and was ready to destroy it, but the Lord felt very sorry about the bad things that had happened. He said to the angel who destroyed the people, "That's enough! Put down your arm." The Lord 's angel was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. 17 When he saw the angel who killed the people, David spoke to the Lord . David said, "I sinned! I did wrong! And these people only did what I told them—they only followed me like sheep. They did nothing wrong. Please let your punishment be against me and my father's family."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Gad: 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Chronicles 2:19, 1 Chronicles 29:29

seer: 1 Samuel 9:9

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 22:4 - in the hold 2 Samuel 12:1 - the Lord 2 Samuel 15:27 - a seer 2 Samuel 20:26 - chief ruler 2 Samuel 24:18 - Gad 1 Chronicles 21:9 - Gad 2 Chronicles 29:25 - Gad Jeremiah 22:1 - Go Jonah 1:11 - What

Cross-References

Genesis 24:13
Here I am, standing by this well of water, and the young women from the city are coming out to get water.
Genesis 24:14
I will say to one of them, ‘Please put your jar down so that I can drink.' Let her answer show whether she is the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. If she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give water to your camels,' I will know that she is the right one. It will be proof that you have shown kindness to my master."
Genesis 24:20
So Rebekah quickly poured all the water from her jar into the drinking trough for the camels. Then she ran to the well to get more water, and she gave water to all the camels.
Exodus 2:16
There was a priest there who had seven daughters. These girls came to that well to get water for their father's sheep. They were trying to fill the water trough with water.
Proverbs 12:10
Good people take good care of their animals, but the wicked know only how to be cruel.
John 4:7
A Samaritan woman came to the well to get some water, and Jesus said to her, "Please give me a drink."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For when David was up in the morning,.... Which it is probable was very early, he not being able to sleep through the distress of mind he was in; for the words should be rendered, "and David arose in the morning" c, for, as we render them, they seem to imply as if he had no sense of his sin before the prophet came to him next mentioned; whereas it was in the night he had been under the conviction of it, and had acknowledged it, and prayed for the pardon of it; upon which the prophet was sent to acquaint him what was the will of God concerning him:

the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer; with whom he had used to advise about the will of God on various occasions, though in this he had neglected to consult him; the Targum calls it the word of prophecy from the Lord:

saying; as follows.

c ויקם "et surrexit", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

David’s seer - Margin, references. From the latter passage it is probable that we have here Gad’s narrative.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 24:11. For when David was up — It is supposed that David's contrition arose from the reproof given by Gad, and that in the order of time the reproof came before the confession stated in the 10th verse. 2 Samuel 24:10

David's seer — A holy man of God, under the Divine influence, whom David had as a domestic chaplain.


 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile