Berean Standard Bible
“David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.””
David has sinned by ordering a census of Israel, apparently out of pride in his own military strength. The prophet Gad brings him three options for punishment: famine, flight from enemies, or plague.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are 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 us fall now into Yahweh’s hand; for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into man’s hand.”
King James Version (KJV)
And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and 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 us fall now into the hand of Jehovah; for his mercies are great; 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 us 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: En grande angustia estoy: ruego que caiga en la mano de Jehová, porque sus miseraciones son muchas, 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 difícil —respondió David—, pero es mejor caer en las manos del Señor, porque grande es su misericordia, que en manos de los hombres.
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