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Selected Verse: 1 Chronicles 21:12 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ch 21:12 |
King James |
Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| And the angel of the Lord destroying ... - These words are not in Samuel, which puts the third alternative briefly. They prepare the way for the angelic appearance Ch1 21:16, on which the author is about to lay so much stress. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
| (See Scofield) - (Heb 1:4). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Three days - the pestilence in the land - In Sa2 24:13 (note), seven years of famine are mentioned. |
16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
13 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.