1 Chronicles 21:13 BSB

1 Chronicles 21:13

David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And 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.

KJV

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

David said - I am in a great strait - The Targum reasons thus: “And David said to Gad, If I choose famine, the Israelites may say, The granaries of David are full of corn; neither doth he care should the people of Israel die with hunger. And if I choose war, and fly before an enemy, the Israelites may say, David is a strong and warlike man, and he cares not though the people of Israel should fall by the sword.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
דָּוִ֛יד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
גָּ֖ד	gad	Gad	H1410 →
צַר־	tzar-	it is distress	H6862 →
לִ֣י	li	to me
מְאֹ֑ד	me.'Od	exceedingly	H3966 →
אֶפְּלָה־	'e.pe.lah-	let me fall	H5307 →
נָּ֣א	na'	please	H4994 →
בְיַד־	ve.yad-	in [the] hand of	H3027 →
יְהוָ֗ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
רַבִּ֤ים	ra.Bim	[are] great	H7227 →
רַחֲמָיו֙	ra.cha.Mav	compassion<s> his	H7356 →
מְאֹ֔ד	me.'Od	exceedingly	H3966 →
וּבְיַד־	u.ve.yad-	and in [the] hand of	H3027 →
אָדָ֖ם	'a.Dam	a human	H120 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
אֶפֹּֽל׃	'e.Pol	I fall	H5307 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely…
leads to
- Proverbs 28:13
  He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
- James 4:8–10
  Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Ezekiel 18:21–23
  But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
- Isaiah 44:22
  I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
- Luke 15:10
  In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
Through
Philippians 1:23
I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:8
  We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Through
Hebrews 10:31
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
leads to
- Matthew 10:28
  Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Through
Psalms 130:7
O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.
leads to
- Ephesians 1:7–8
  In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace