1 Chronicles 21:9
in 1 Chronicles 21And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,
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ASV
And Jehovah spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,
KJV
And the Lord spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 21
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Gad, David's seer, saying
on 1 Chronicles 21:9-13
Chronicles names Gad's office before the word arrives, David's seer, and then supplies a detail Samuel's account lacks: the third alternative is spelled out in full, three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Albert Barnes notes the angel is named here and nowhere in Samuel's version of the same offer, preparing the reader for the appearance the chapter builds toward at verse sixteen. The years of famine differ between the books, three here against seven in 2 Samuel 24:13, a divergence the commentators record without resolving. David still chooses to fall into the hand of the Lord rather than the hand of man, the same trust Samuel records, because his mercies are great.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the Lord spake unto Gad, David's seer--Although David was himself endowed with a prophetic gift, yet, in matters relating to himself or his kingdom, he was in the habit of consulting the Lord through the medium of the priests; and when he failed to do so, a prophet was sent on extraordinary occasions to admonish or chastise him.
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The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| גָּ֔ד | gad | Gad | H1410 → | 72 times |
| חֹזֵ֥ה | chozeh | [the] seer of | H2374 → | 17 times |
| דָוִ֖יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיְדַבֵּ֤רand he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
גָּ֔דGad
gadH1410 →72 times
חֹזֵ֥ה[the] seer of
chozehH2374 →17 times
דָוִ֖ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 29:29Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 9:9
(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 12:1–7
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
- 1 Samuel 9:9
Through
1 Samuel 9:9(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 29:29
Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 30:10
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
- Amos 7:12
And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.
- 2 Kings 17:13
Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your…
- 1 Chronicles 26:28
Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of…
- 1 Chronicles 29:29
Through
2 Samuel 24:11When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 22:5
Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 22:5
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible.
