1 Chronicles 21:8-10

8Then David said to God, ‘What I have done was a bad sin. Please forgive me. I have done a foolish thing.’

9Gad was David's prophet. The Lord said to him,

10‘Go and give my message to David: “There are three ways that I could punish you. You must choose one of them, and that is what I will do to punish you.” ’