2 Samuel 24:11

2 Samuel 24:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Before David got up the next morning, the word of the Lord had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,

Context of 2 Samuel 24:11

9Joab gave the king the total of the registration of the troops. There were eight hundred thousand valiant armed men from Israel and five hundred thousand men from Judah. 10David’s conscience troubled him after he had taken a census of the troops. He said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I’ve done. Now, Lord, because I’ve been very foolish, please take away your servant’s guilt.” When David got up in the morning, the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Gad, David’s seer: 12“Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am offering you three choices. Choose one of them, and I will do it to you.’” 13So Gad went to David, told him the choices, and asked him, “Do you want three years of famine to come on your land, to flee from your foes three months while they pursue you, or to have a plague in your land three days? Now, consider carefully what answer I should take back to the one who sent me.”

2 Samuel 24:11 word by word

וַיָּ֥קָם דָּוִ֖ד בַּבֹּ֑קֶר פ וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה הָיָה֙ אֶל־גָּ֣ד הַנָּבִ֔יא חֹזֵ֥ה דָוִ֖ד לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For when Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• was upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came unto the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• seerחֹזֶהchôzeh · seerH2374
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 24:11

• 1 Samuel 22:5Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Leave and return to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
• 1 Chronicles 2:19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, and she bore Hur to him.
• 1 Chronicles 29:29As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, note that they are written in the Events of the Seer Samuel, the Events of the Prophet Nathan, and the Events of the Seer Gad,
• 1 Samuel 9:9Formerly in Israel, a man who was going to inquire of God would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For 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. David's seer - A holy man of God, under the Divine influence, whom David had as a domestic chaplain.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11David‘s seer - Margin, references. From the latter passage it is probable that we have here Gad‘s narrative.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-15Verses 10-15 It is well, when a man has sinned, if he has a heart within to smite him for it. If we confess our sins, we may pray in faith that God would forgive them, and take away, by pardoning mercy, that sin which we cast away by sincere repentance. What we make the matter of our pride, it is just in God to take from us, or make bitter to us, and make it our punishment. This must be such a punishment as the people have a large share in, for though it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Gad, David’s seer, is mentioned only here and in 1 Samuel 22:5. A seer is an early term for a prophet (1 Samuel 9:9, 19). Unlike pagan magicians or sorcerers, biblical seers had visions inspired by God (see also 2 Kings 17:13; Isaiah 29:10; 30:9–10; Amos 7:12; Micah 3:7) and served as God’s messengers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1310-13. David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned--The act of numbering the people was not in itself sinful; for Moses did it by the express authority of God. But David acted not only independently of such order or sanction, but from motives unworthy of the delegated king of Israel; from pride and vainglory; from self-confidence and distrust of God; and, above all, from ambitious designs of…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 24:11

• Gad
• Nation
• Plague
• Presumption
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• David
• Gad
• Advise
• Foolishly
• Halhul
• Offer
• Prophet
• Seer
• Temptation
• Wickedly

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings