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Berean Standard Bible

“David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.””

1 Chronicles 21:13

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David ordered a census of Israel, an act that displeased God, possibly because it reflected pride in military strength rather than trust in him. The prophet Gad brings him three options for judgment: famine, pursuit by enemies or plague.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”

World English Bible (WEB)

David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let me fall, I pray, into Yahweh’s hand; for his mercies are very great. Don’t let me fall into man’s hand.”

King James Version (KJV)

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall, I pray, into the hand of Jehovah; for very great are his mercies: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And David said to Gad, This is a hard decision for me to make: let me come into the hands of the Lord, for great are his mercies: let me not come into the hands of men.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces David dijo á Gad: Estoy en grande angustia: ruego que yo caiga en la mano de Jehová; porque sus misericordias son muchas en extremo, y que no caiga yo en manos de hombres.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Es una decisión muy difícil de tomar —respondió David—, pero prefiero caer en las manos del Señor y no en el poder de los hombres, porque el Señor es muy compasivo.

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