So 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 thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
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Compare Ezekiel 14:13-21. The “seven” years of famine correspond with the “seven” years of famine in Genesis 41:27, Genesis 41:30, and w…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Seven years. —In Chronicles “three years,” and the Septuagint also reads this here. This would be more in accordance with the “thr…
John Gill
JohnGill
So Gad came to David, and told him
Said nothing to him about his sin, but correction for it; which confirms that Dav…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
It is well, when a person has sinned, if they have a heart within to convict them for it. If we confess our sins, we may pray in faith that God wou…
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Albert Barnes
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