Bible Strands
2 Samuel 24:11
When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David rises at dawn after confessing his sin in numbering the troops, and the LORD’s message arrives to Gad, his prophetic seer.
The words — וַיָּ֥קָם (va.ya.kom) translates literally as "and he arose," while דְּבַר־יְהוָ֗ה (de.var-Yah.weh) means "the word of Yahweh" that comes to Gad.
The thread — This prophetic transfer appears in 1 Samuel 22:5 when Gad directs David, and 1 Chronicles 29:29 notes Samuel as a seer who recorded David’s acts.
Why it lands — The text records God’s timely communication to a prophet after a king’s repentance, requiring the reader to recognize that divine judgment follows confessed sin without delay.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
Cross-references
- 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.)
- 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.
- 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,
- 1 Chronicles 2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.