1 Chronicles 21:9
New International Version
The LORD said to Gad, David’s seer,

New Living Translation
Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer. This was the message:

English Standard Version
And the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,

King James Bible
And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,

New King James Version
Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,

New American Standard Bible
The LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,

NASB 1995
The LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,

NASB 1977
And the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
And Yahweh spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,

Amplified Bible
And the LORD said to Gad, David’s seer,

Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,”

American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,

Contemporary English Version
The LORD said to Gad, one of David's prophets,

English Revised Version
And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer.

Good News Translation
Then the LORD said to Gad, David's prophet,

International Standard Version
So the LORD responded through Gad, David's seer.

Majority Standard Bible
And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,

NET Bible
The LORD told Gad, David's prophet,

New Heart English Bible
The LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,

World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And YHWH speaks to Gad, seer of David, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah speaketh unto Gad, seer of David, saying:

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jehovah will speak to Gad the seer of David, saying,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer of David, saying:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the Lord spoke to Gad, the seer of David, saying:

New American Bible
Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, in these words:

New Revised Standard Version
The LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And David arose early in the morning, and the word of the LORD came to Gad, the prophet, saying,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And David arose at dawn, and The Word of LORD JEHOVAH was upon Gad the Prophet, and he said to him:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the LORD spoke unto Gad, David's seer, saying:

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer, saying,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Judgment for David's Sin
8Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.” 9And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer, 10“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.’ ”…

Cross References
2 Samuel 24:11-13
When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer: / “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.’” / So Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”

2 Samuel 12:1-7
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. / The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, / but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him. ...

1 Kings 18:1
After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”

1 Kings 22:19-23
Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left. / And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that. / Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD. ...

2 Kings 20:4-5
Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, / “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.

Jeremiah 26:12-15
But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. / So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you. / As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right. ...

Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

Zechariah 1:1-6
In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying: / “The LORD was very angry with your fathers. / So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’ ...

Matthew 18:15-17
If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. / But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ / If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

Matthew 23:34
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

Luke 1:70
as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,

Luke 11:49
Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’

John 12:38-41
This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: / “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” ...

Acts 3:18-24
But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer. / Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, / that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you. ...

Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—


Treasury of Scripture

And the LORD spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,

Gad

1 Chronicles 29:29
Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

1 Samuel 9:9
(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

2 Samuel 24:11
For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

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1 Chronicles 21
1. David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people
5. The number of the people being brought, David repents of it
9. David having three plagues proposed by God, chooses the pestilence
14. After the death of 70,000, David by repentance prevents the destruction of Jerusalem
18. David, by Gad's direction, purchases Ornan's threshing floor;
26. where having built an altar, God gives a sign of his favor by fire.
28. David sacrifices there, being restrained from Gibeon by fear of the angel














And the LORD
The phrase "And the LORD" signifies the direct involvement of God in the narrative. The Hebrew term used here is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness. This introduction sets the stage for divine intervention, reminding readers of God's sovereignty and His active role in guiding His people. Historically, this reflects the theocratic nature of Israel, where God was seen as the ultimate authority.

instructed
The Hebrew word for "instructed" is "dabar," which means to speak or command. This indicates a clear and authoritative communication from God. In the context of the Old Testament, God's instructions were often delivered through prophets or seers, serving as His mouthpiece. This highlights the importance of obedience to God's word, as His instructions are not mere suggestions but divine mandates.

Gad
Gad is identified as a prophet or seer in the service of King David. His name means "fortune" or "luck" in Hebrew, but his role is far from coincidental. Gad's presence in the narrative underscores the importance of prophetic voices in Israel's history. Prophets like Gad were crucial in conveying God's will to the leaders and people, ensuring that divine guidance was accessible and authoritative.

David’s seer
The term "seer" (Hebrew: "chozeh") refers to one who perceives or has visions. In ancient Israel, a seer was a respected figure who received revelations from God, often through visions or dreams. By identifying Gad as "David’s seer," the text emphasizes the personal and direct line of communication between God and King David through Gad. This relationship underscores the necessity of spiritual insight and guidance for leadership, reminding readers of the value of seeking divine wisdom in governance and personal life.

(9) And the Lord (Jehovah) spake unto Gad.--Samuel, "And David arose in the morning. Now a word of Jehovah had come to Gad the prophet, a seer of David, saying--" This appears to be more original than our text.

David's seer.--Better, a seer of David's, for the same title is applied to Heman (1Chronicles 25:5). For Gad, see 1Samuel 22:5, and 1Chronicles 29:29. From the latter passage it has been inferred that it was Gad who wrote the original record of the census.

Verse 9. - Gad, David's seer. The parallel place says, "The Prophet Gad (הֲנָּבִיא), David's seer" (2 Samuel 24:11). The Hebrew word here used in both passages for "seer," is חֹזֶה, in place of the word of higher import, הָרֹאֶה, the use of which is confined to Samuel, Hanani, and to the person spoken of in Isaiah 30:10. In this last passage our Authorized Version translates "prophet" while in 1 Chronicles 29:29 our Authorized Version translates both Hebrew names in the very same verse by the one English word "seer." Gad was, perhaps, a pupil of David (2 Samuel 22:8), and was the successor of Samuel (1 Chronicles 9:22) in this office.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

instructed
וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר (way·ḏab·bêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

Gad,
גָּ֔ד (gāḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1410: Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet

David’s
דָוִ֖יד (ḏā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

seer,
חֹזֵ֥ה (ḥō·zêh)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2374: A beholder in vision, a compact


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