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1 Chronicles 21:11

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 21:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Take which thou wilt:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Take which thou wilt:
1 Chronicles 21:11 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
9And Jehovah spake unto Gad, David`s seer, saying,
10Go 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.
11So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Take which thou wilt:
12either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Jehovah destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
13And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall, I pray, into the hand of Jehovah; for very great are his mercies: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
14So Jehovah sent a pestilence upon Israel; and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Choose thee, &c.--To the three evils these correspond in beautiful agreement: three years, three months, three days [BERTHEAU]. (See on Sa2 24:13).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Choose thee: Heb. Take to thee, Pro 19:20 1 Chronicles 21:12”
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