1 Chronicles 21:13 — Bible Verse (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.”

1 Chronicles 21:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 21:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 21:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.””

1 Chronicles 21:13 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 21:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

1 Chronicles 21:13 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 21:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David saith unto Gad, `I am greatly distressed, let me fall, I pray thee, into the hand of Jehovah, for very many <FI>are<Fi> His mercies, and into the hand of man let me not fall.'”

1 Chronicles 21:13 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 21:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Chronicles 21:13 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 21:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Dauid said vnto Gad, I am in a wonderfull strait. let me nowe fall into the hande of the Lord: for his mercies are exceeding great, and let me not fall into the hande of man.”

1 Chronicles 21:13 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 21:13 in Context — 1 Chronicles 21

11 E vindo Gade a Davi, disse-lhe: Assim disse o SENHOR:

12 Escolhe-te, ou três anos de fome; ou ser por três meses defeito diante de teus inimigos, e que a espada de teus adversários te alcance; ou por três dias a espada do SENHOR e pestilência na terra, e que o anjo do SENHOR destrua em todo o termo de Israel. Olha, pois, o que responderá ao que me enviou.

13 Então Davi disse a Gade: Estou em grande angústia: rogo que eu caia na mão do SENHOR; porque suas misericórdias são muitas em extremo, e que não caia eu em mãos de homens.

14 Assim o SENHOR deu pestilência em Israel, e caíram de Israel setenta mil homens.

15 E enviou o SENHOR o anjo a Jerusalém para destruí-la: mas estando ele destruindo, olhou o SENHOR, e arrependeu-se daquele mal,

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What Does 1 Chronicles 21:13 Mean?

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