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either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days the sword of Yahweh, even pestilence in the land, and Yahweh’s angel destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.’ ”
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
2 Samuel 24:13 has the prophet Gad offering David seven years of famine as one of three punishment options. 1 Chronicles 21:11-12 has Gad offering the same David three years of famine as one of three punishment options.
Critical scholarship: Leans toward reconciliation.
The proposed answers and sources for each reading are on the question page.
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"1 Chronicles 21:12 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/1-chronicles/21/12?version=WEB (retrieved 27 August 2026).