1 Chronicles 21:9

1 Chronicles 21:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord said to Gad, David’s seer,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord spoke to Gad, David's seer, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,

Context of 1 Chronicles 21:9

7God was also angry because David had done this thing. So he decided to punish Israel. 8Then David said to God, ‘What I have done was a bad sin. Please forgive me. I have done a foolish thing.’ Gad 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.” ’ 11So Gad went to David and he said to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You must choose one of these punishments.

1 Chronicles 21:9 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־גָּ֔ד חֹזֵ֥ה דָוִ֖יד לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto Gadגָּדgâd · GadH1410
• David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• seerחֹזֶהchôzeh · seerH2374
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 21:9

• 1 Chronicles 29:29The prophets Samuel, Nathan and Gad wrote history books about all the things that King David did. They wrote down everything that he did as king, from the beginning to the end.
• 1 Samuel 9:9(That was the custom in Israel. If someone needed to hear a message from God, he would say, ‘We should go and talk with the seer.’ The man that we now call a prophet was called a ‘seer’ at that time.)
• 2 Samuel 24:11While David slept that night, the Lord gave a message to Gad, David's prophet.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21:9

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Later, Gad is mentioned as having created a list of the acts of King David (1 Chronicles 29:29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. the Lord spake unto Gad, David's seer--Although David was himself endowed with a prophetic gift, yet, in matters relating to himself or his kingdom, he was in the habit of consulting the Lord through the medium of the priests; and when he failed to do so, a prophet was sent on extraordinary occasions to admonish or chastise him. Gad, a private friend, was occasionally employed as the bearer of these prophetic messages.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 21:9

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21

• 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