2 Samuel 24:11

24:11 When David got up the next morning, the Lord had already spoken ¹  to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:

2 Samuel 24:1

David Displeases the Lord by Taking a Census

24:1 The Lord’s anger again raged against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go count Israel and Judah.” ² 

1 Samuel 9:9

9:9 (Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say, “Come on, let’s go to the seer.” For today’s prophet used to be called a seer.)

1 Samuel 9:1

Samuel Meets with Saul

9:1 There was a Benjaminite man named Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. He was a prominent person.

1 Samuel 25:5

25:5 he ³  sent ten servants, ⁴  saying to them, ⁵  “Go up to Carmel to see Nabal and give him greetings in my name. ⁶ 

[24:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and the word of the Lord came.”

[24:1]  ² sn The parallel text in 1 Chr 21:1 says, “An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.” The Samuel version gives an underlying theological perspective, while the Chronicler simply describes what happened from a human perspective. The adversary in 1 Chr 21:1 is likely a human enemy, probably a nearby nation whose hostility against Israel pressured David into numbering the people so he could assess his military strength. See the note at 1 Chr 21:1.

[25:5]  ³ tn Heb “David”; for stylistic reasons the pronoun has been used in the translation.

[25:5]  ⁴ tn Or “young men.”

[25:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “and David said to the young men.”

[25:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “and inquire concerning him in my name in regard to peace.”