NET Bible
"When David got up the next morning, the LORD’s message had already come to the prophet Gad, David’s seer:"
— 2 Samuel 24:11, NET Bible
“For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,”
“And when David rose up in the morning, the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, ”
“When David rose up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,”
“And David arose in the morning, and the word of the Lord came to Gad the prophet and the seer of David, saying:”
“And David got up in the morning; now the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,”
“For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,”
They went through all the land and after nine months and twenty days came back to Jerusalem.
Joab reported the number of warriors to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were 500,000 soldiers.
David felt guilty after he had numbered the army. David said to the LORD,“I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O LORD, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
When David got up the next morning, the LORD’s message had already come to the prophet Gad, David’s seer:
“Go, tell David,‘This is what the LORD has said: I am offering you three forms of judgment. Pick one of them and I will carry it out against you.’”
Gad went to David and told him,“Shall seven years of famine come upon your land? Or shall you flee for three months from your enemy with him in hot pursuit? Or shall there be three days of plague in your land? Now decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”
David said to Gad,“I am very upset! I prefer that we be attacked by the LORD, for his mercy is great; I do not want to be attacked by men!”