2 Samuel 24:11 · Darby Translation
2 Samuel 24:11 in the Original Hebrew
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2 Samuel 24:11 in Other Translations
| KJV | For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, |
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| WEB | When David rose up in the morning, Yahweh’s word came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, |
| ASV | And when David rose up in the morning, the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, |
| YLT | And David riseth in the morning, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Gad the prophet, seer of David, saying, |
| WBT | For when David had risen in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, |
| DBY | And when David arose in the morning, the word of Jehovah came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, |
Commentary on 2 Samuel 24:11
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John Gill · 2 Samuel 24:11
For when David was up in the morning,.... Which it is probable was very early, he not being able to sleep through the distress of mind he was in; for the words should be rendered, "and David arose in the morning" (c), for, as we render them, they seem to imply as if he had no sense of his sin before the prophet came to him next mentioned; whereas it was in the night he had been under the conviction of it, and had acknowledged it, and prayed for the pardon of it; upon which the prophet was sent to acquaint him what was the will of God concerning him:
the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer; with whom he had used to advise about the will of God on various occasions, though in this he had neglected to consult him; the Targum calls it the word of prophecy from the Lord:
saying; as follows.
(c) "et surrexit", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 2 Samuel 24:10–12
HE, HAVING THREE PLAGUES PROPOUNDED BY GAD, REPENTS, AND CHOOSES THREE DAYS' PESTILENCE. (Sa2 24:10-14)
David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned--The act of numbering the people was not in itself sinful; for Moses did it by the express authority of God. But David acted not only independently of such order or sanction, but from motives unworthy of the delegated king of Israel; from pride and vainglory; from self-confidence and distrust of God; and, above all, from ambitious designs of conquest, in furtherance of which he was determined to force the people into military service, and to ascertain whether he could muster an army sufficient for the magnitude of the enterprises he contemplated. It was a breach of the constitution, an infringement of the liberties of the people, and opposed to that divine policy which required that Israel should continue a separate people. His eyes were not opened to the heinousness of his sin till God had spoken unto him by His commissioned prophet.
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Questions about 2 Samuel 24:11
What does 2 Samuel 24:11 say?
2 Samuel 24:11 in the Darby Translation reads: “And when David arose in the morning, the word of Jehovah came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,” Read it in the full context of 2 Samuel 24, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is 2 Samuel 24:11 found in the Bible?
2 Samuel 24:11 is in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 24, verse 11, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is 2 Samuel 24:11 shown in?
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For when David was up - It is supposed that David's contrition arose from the reproof given by Gad, and that in the order of time the reproof came before the confession stated in the 10th verse.
David's seer - A holy man of God, under the Divine influence, whom David had as a domestic chaplain.