1 Chronicles 21:10-12

Contemporary English Version

¹⁰ “Tell David that I will punish him in one of three ways. But he will have to choose which one it will be.”

¹¹ Gad went to David and told him:

You must choose how the Lord will punish you: ¹² Will there be three years when the land won't grow enough food for its people? Or will your enemies constantly defeat you for three months? Or will the Lord send a horrible disease to strike your land for three days? Think about it and decide, because I have to give your answer to God who sent me.