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 very displeased with the census, and he punished Israel for it. 8Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt for doing this foolish thing.” Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David’s seer. This was the message: 10“Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will give you three choices. Choose one of these punishments, and I will inflict it on you.’” 11So Gad came to David and said, “These are the choices the Lord has given you.

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 29:29All the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in The Record of Samuel the Seer, The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and The Record of Gad the Seer.
• 1 Samuel 9:9(In those days if people wanted a message from God, they would say, “Let’s go and ask the seer,” for prophets used to be called seers.)
• 2 Samuel 24:11The next morning the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, who was David’s seer. This was the message:

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