BibleTools
1 Chronicles 21:10
Compare all
8 So David said to God, a“I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing; bbut now, I pray, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”  
9 Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David’s aseer, saying,  
10 “Go and tell David, asaying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to you.” ’ ”  
11 So Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Choose for yourself,
12 aeither three years of famine, or three months to be defeated by your foes with the sword of your enemies overtaking you, or else for three days the sword of the Lord—the plague in the land, with the2 angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.’ Now consider what answer I should take back to Him who sent me.”  
13 And David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Please let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for His amercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.”  
14 So the Lord sent a aplague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell.  
Verse Comparison: 1 Chronicles 21:10

<< 1 Chronicles 21:9   1 Chronicles 21:11 >>

American Standard Version
Go and speak unto David, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

Amplified® Bible
Go and tell David, Thus says the Lord: I offer you three things; choose one of them, that I may do it to you.

Contemporary English Version
"Tell David that I will punish him in one of three ways. But he will have to choose which one it will be."

Darby English Version
Go and speak to David saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I offer thee three [things]; choose one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

Good News Bible
"Go and tell David that I am giving him three choices. I will do whichever he chooses."

King James Version
Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

New American Standard Bible
"Go and speak to David, saying, `Thus says the LORD, "I offer you three things; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you.'""

New International Version
"Go and tell David, 'This is what the LORD says: I am giving you three options. Choose one of them for me to carry out against you.' "

New King James Version
“Go and tell David, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD: “I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to you.”’”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Go and speak to David, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "I offer you three things; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you."'"

Revised Standard Version
"Go and say to David, 'Thus says the LORD, Three things I offer you; choose one of them, that I may do it to you.'"

Young's Literal Translation
`Go, and thou hast spoken unto David, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Three -- I am stretching out unto thee; choose for thee one of these, and I do `it' to thee.'

New English Translation
“Go, tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: “I am offering you three forms of judgment from which to choose. Pick one of them.”’”1


<< 1 Chronicles 21:9   1 Chronicles 21:11 >>
Close
E-mail This Page