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2 Samuel 24:12

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 24:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Go and speak unto David, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Go and speak unto David, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
2 Samuel 24:12 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
10And David`s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto Jehovah, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done: but now, O Jehovah, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
11And when David rose up in the morning, the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet Gad, David`s seer, saying,
12Go and speak unto David, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
13So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thy foes while they pursue thee? or shall there be three days` pestilence in thy land? now advise thee, and consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
14And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of Jehovah; for his mercies are great; and let me not fall into the hand of man.
15So Jehovah sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed; and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Go, and say unto David, etc.] Not my servant David, as Nathan was bid to say to him when it was in his heart to build an house for him, (<100705>2 Samuel 7:5); but now he had sinned and displeased the Lord, and therefore it is only plain David: thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three [things]; or lay them before thee to consider of which thou wouldest have done; the Targum is, “one of three things I cast upon thee,” as a burden to bear; one of the three I will certainly inflict upon thee by way of chastisement: choose thee one of them, that I may [do it] unto thee; here is mercy mixed with judgment; the Lord is angry, yet shows great condescension and goodness; a sovereign Being, who could…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I offer: Ch1 21:10, Ch1 21:11 that I may: Sa2 12:9, Sa2 12:10, Sa2 12:14; Lev 26:41, Lev 26:43; Job 5:17, Job 5:18; Pro 3:12; Heb 12:6-10; Rev 3:19 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 24:13”
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