2 Samuel 24:13

Good News Translation

Gad went to him, told him what the Lord had said, and asked, “Which is it to be? Three years of famine in your land or three months of running away from your enemies or three days of an epidemic in your land? Now think it over, and tell me what answer to take back to the Lord.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:1

During David's reign there was a severe famine which lasted for three full years. So David consulted the Lord about it, and the Lord said, “Saul and his family are guilty of murder; he put the people of Gibeon to death.” (

2 Kings 8:1

Now Elisha had told the woman who lived in Shunem, whose son he had brought back to life, that the Lord was sending a famine on the land, which would last for seven years, and that she should leave with her family and go and live somewhere else.

1 Chronicles 21:12

Three years of famine? Or three months of running away from the armies of your enemies? Or three days during which the Lord attacks you with his sword and sends an epidemic on your land, using his angel to bring death throughout Israel? What answer shall I give the Lord?”

Psalm 91:6

or the plagues that strike in the dark or the evils that kill in daylight.

Exodus 7:25

Seven days passed after the Lord struck the river.

Ezekiel 14:13

“Mortal man,” he said, “if a country sins and is unfaithful to me, I will reach out and destroy its supply of food. I will send a famine and kill people and animals alike.

Leviticus 26:20

All your hard work will do you no good, because your land will not produce crops and the trees will not bear fruit.

Leviticus 26:25

I will bring war on you to punish you for breaking our covenant, and if you gather in your cities for safety, I will send incurable diseases among you, and you will be forced to surrender to your enemies.

Luke 4:25

Listen to me: it is true that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah, when there was no rain for three and a half years and a severe famine spread throughout the whole land.

Deuteronomy 28:22

The Lord will strike you with infectious diseases, with swelling and fever; he will send drought and scorching winds to destroy your crops. These disasters will be with you until you die.

Deuteronomy 28:25

“The Lord will give your enemies victory over you. You will attack them from one direction, but you will run from them in all directions, and all the people on earth will be terrified when they see what happens to you.

Deuteronomy 28:27

The Lord will send boils on you, as he did on the Egyptians. He will make your bodies break out with sores. You will be covered with scabs, and you will itch, but there will be no cure.

Deuteronomy 28:35

The Lord will cover your legs with incurable, painful sores; boils will cover you from head to foot.

Deuteronomy 28:52

They will attack every town in the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and the high, fortified walls in which you trust will fall.

1 Samuel 25:17

Please think this over and decide what to do. This could be disastrous for our master and all his family. He is so mean that he won't listen to anybody!”