2 Samuel 24:13 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

So Gad came to David and asked him, “Will you choose three years of famine throughout your land, three months of fleeing from your enemies, or three days of severe plague throughout your land? Think this over and decide what answer I should give the Lord who sent me.”

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

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

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

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

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

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

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

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…