1 Chronicles 21 · Verse 11

1 Chronicles 21:11

So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Choose thee
1 Chronicles 21:11, King James Version

1 Chronicles 21:11 in other translations

BSBSo Gad went and said to David, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You must choose
WEBSo Gad came to David and said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Take your choice:
ASVSo Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Take which thou wilt:
YLTAnd Gad cometh in unto David, and saith to him, ‘Thus said Jehovah, Take for thee--
DARBYAnd Gad came to David, and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah:
BBESo Gad came to David and said to him, The Lord says, Take whichever you will:
WebsterSo Gad came to David, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee

What does 1 Chronicles 21:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 21:11-12
11-12. Choose thee, &c.--To the three evils these correspond in beautiful agreement: three years, three months, three days [Bertheau]. (See on 2Sa 24:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

1 Chronicles 21:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'and he wentH935
גָ֖דgadGadH1410
אֶל\־'el-toH413
דָּוִ֑ידda.VidDavidH1732
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
ל֛וֹloto him
כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
קַבֶּל\־ka.bel-takeH6901
לָֽךְ\׃Lakhfor yourself

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 21:11

  • Proverbs 19:20

    Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Choose thee. Heb. Take to thee.
Pr 19:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 21:10

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:11

    So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Choose thee

  • 1 Chronicles 21:12

    Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.

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1 Chronicles 21:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y viniendo Gad á David, díjole: Así ha dicho Jehová:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Gad vint vers David, et lui dit: Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Prends pour toi,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Gad kam zu David und sprach zu ihm:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque venisset Gad ad David, dixit ei: Hæc dicit Dominus: Elige, quod volueris: