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Parallel 2 SAM 24:12

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) to take to David, “I, Yahweh, am offering you three choices. You decide which one I should carry out against you.”

OET-LV Go and_say to Dāvid thus YHWH he_says three_things I am_laying on_you choose to/for_yourself(m) one from_them and_do to_you.

UHB הָל֞וֹךְ וְ⁠דִבַּרְתָּ֣ אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שָׁלֹ֕שׁ אָנֹכִ֖י נוֹטֵ֣ל עָלֶ֑י⁠ךָ בְּחַר־לְ⁠ךָ֥ אַֽחַת־מֵ⁠הֶ֖ם וְ⁠אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽ⁠ךְ׃ ‡
   (hālōk və⁠dibartā ʼel-dāvid koh ʼāmar yhwh shālosh ʼānokiy nōţēl ˊāley⁠kā bəḩar-lə⁠kā ʼaḩat-mē⁠hem və⁠ʼeˊₑseh-lā⁠k.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX πορεύθητι, καὶ λάλησον πρὸς Δαυὶδ, λέγων, τάδε λέγει Κύριος, τρία ἐγώ εἰμι αἴρω ἐπὶ σὲ, καὶ ἔκλεξαι σεαυτῷ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν, καὶ ποιήσω σοι.
   (poreuthaʸti, kai lalaʸson pros Dawid, legōn, tade legei Kurios, tria egō eimi airō epi se, kai eklexai seautōi hen ex autōn, kai poiaʸsō soi. )

BrTr Thus saith the Lord, [fn]I bring one of three things upon thee: now choose thee one of them, and I will do it to thee.

24:12 The word εἰμὶ is simply redundant.

ULT “Go, and you will say to David, ‘Thus Yahweh says: “Three I am laying on you. Choose for yourself one from them that I will do to you.” ’ ”

UST “Go and tell this to David, ‘I am allowing you to choose one of three things to punish you. I will do whichever one you choose.’ ”

BSB “Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three [options]. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’ ”

MSB (Same as above)

OEB ‘Go and speak to David, “Thus saith Jehovah, ‘Three things I offer thee; choose one of them, that I may do it to thee.’ ” ’

WEBBE “Go and speak to David, ‘The LORD says, “I offer you three things. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.” ’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Go, tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am offering you three forms of judgment. Pick one of them and I will carry it out against you.’ ”

LSV “Go, and you have spoken to David, Thus said YHWH: I am lifting up three [choices] for you, choose one of them, and I do [it] to you.”

FBV “Go and tell David that this is what the Lord says: ‘I'm giving you three options. Choose one of them, and that's what I'll do to you.’ ”

T4T “Go and tell this to David: ‘I am allowing you to choose one of three things to punish you. I will do whichever one you choose.’ ”

LEB No LEB 2 SAM book available

BBE Go and say to David, The Lord says, Three things are offered to you: say which of them you will have, and I will do it to you.

Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available

JPS 'Go and speak unto David: Thus saith the LORD: I lay upon thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.'

ASV Go and speak unto David, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

DRA Go, and say to David: Thus saith the Lord: I give thee thy choice of three things, choose one of them which thou wilt, that I may do it to thee.

YLT 'Go, and thou hast spoken unto David, Thus said Jehovah: Three — I am lifting up for thee, choose thee one of them, and I do [it] to thee.'

Drby Go and say to David, Thus saith Jehovah: I impose on thee three [things]; choose one of them that I may do it unto thee.

RV Go and speak unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
   (Go and speak unto David, Thus saith/says the LORD, I offer thee/you three things; choose thee/you one of them, that I may do it unto thee/you. )

SLT Go and speak to David, Thus said Jehovah, Three I lay upon thee: choose to thee one from them, and I will do to thee.

Wbstr Go and say to David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things ; choose thee one of them, that I may do it to thee.

KJB-1769 Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
   (Go and say unto David, Thus saith/says the LORD, I offer thee/you three things; choose thee/you one of them, that I may do it unto thee/you. )

KJB-1611 Goe and say vnto Dauid, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; chuse thee one of them, that I may doe it vnto thee.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps No Bshps 2 SAM book available

Gnva Go, and say vnto Dauid, Thus saith ye Lord, I offer thee three thinges, chuse thee which of them I shall doe vnto thee.
   (Go, and say unto David, Thus saith/says ye/you_all Lord, I offer thee/you three things, choose thee/you which of them I shall do unto thee/you. )

Cvdl No Cvdl 2 SAM book available

Wycl No Wycl 2 SAM book available

Luth No Luth 2 SAM book available

ClVg Vade, et loquere ad David: Hæc dicit Dominus: Trium tibi datur optio: elige unum quod volueris ex his, ut faciam tibi.
   (Go, and speak to David: This he_says Master: Trium to_you datur optio: elige one that volueris from his, as I_will_do to_you. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 SAM book available

HAP Hebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.
TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

God or Satan?

Who is responsible for trials and difficulties? Strangely, Scripture attributes some instances to God, some to Satan, and some to both. How can this be? The difference is one of perspective.

There is a notable difference between the accounts of David’s census in Samuel and in Chronicles. Second Samuel 24:1 attributes the census taking to God (“the Lord . . . caused David to harm them by taking a census”), while 1 Chronicles 21:1 attributes the action to Satan (“Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the people of Israel”).

Second Samuel 24:1-25 tells the census story from God’s perspective as the primary agent; God permitted Satan’s action in order to fulfill his own purpose.

This phenomenon is not uncommon in Scripture. Matthew 4:1 contains a similar instance of dual agency, where Jesus is led out into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit to be tempted by the devil. Perhaps the most notable similar experience is Job’s trial: It was brought on by Satan and permitted by God—after the Lord had spoken glowingly about Job (Job 1:6–2:7). Through all the trials that followed, Job’s heart was righteous despite Satan’s attempts to elicit a curse against God. Similarly, 2 Corinthians 12:7 teaches that a God-sent affliction can be delivered by a messenger from Satan. When Paul wrote that he was given a “thorn,” he used a passive verb, indicating that this affliction was given by God.

Satan works in many ways in an attempt to discourage or destroy God’s people. Yet God is sovereign. God does not author evil, but sometimes God makes use of others’ evil deeds to accomplish his good purposes (Gen 50:20).

Passages for Further Study

2 Sam 24:1-25; 1 Chr 21:1-30; Job 1:8–2:10; Matt 4:1-11; 12:22-37; Mark 8:31-33; John 13:21-31; Rom 8:28; 1 Cor 5:1-5; 2 Cor 12:6-10; Eph 2:1-7; Rev 20:1-3, 7-10

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Temple of the Lord

The Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, where all Israelite males were commanded to offer sacrifices to the Lord (Exodus 23:14-19; Deuteronomy 16:16-17), underwent several stages of reconstruction and development over hundreds of years. The first Temple was built by King Solomon to replace the aging Tabernacle, and it was constructed on a threshing floor on high ground on the north side of the city (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21). Hundreds of years later King Hezekiah expanded the platform surrounding the Temple. When Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 B.C., the Temple was completely destroyed (2 Kings 25:1-21; 2 Chronicles 36:17-21; Jeremiah 39:1-10; 52:1-30). It was rebuilt in 515 B.C. after a group of Jews returned to Judea from exile in Babylon (Ezra 1:5-6:15; Nehemiah 7:5-65). Herod the Great completely rebuilt and expanded the Temple once again around 20 B.C., making it one of the largest temples in the Roman world. Jesus’ first believers often met together in Solomon’s Colonnade, a columned porch that encircled the Temple Mount, perhaps carrying on a tradition started by Jesus himself (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12). But Herod’s Temple did not last long: After many Jews revolted against Rome, the Romans eventually recaptured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in A.D. 70.

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