And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.
Parallel translations
- WEB David went up according to the saying of Gad, as Yahweh commanded.
- BSB So David went up at the word of Gad, just as the LORD had commanded.
- NKJV So David, according to the word of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded.
- NASB Then David went up in accordance with the word of Gad, just as the Lord had commanded.
- NLT So David went up to do what the Lord had commanded him.
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Quick answer
David obediently went up to the threshing floor as the LORD had commanded through Gad.
Overview
David's prompt obedience contrasts with his earlier stubbornness over the census. His humble compliance models how repentance bears fruit in renewed submission to God's word.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Heb 11:8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
- 1 Chr 21:19And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD.
- 2 Chr 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
- 2 Chr 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
- Neh 9:26Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
- Gen 6:22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
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God's covenant with David — a son whose throne and kingdom would last forever (7:12–16) — finds its yes in Jesus, the Son of David who reigns without end.
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