2 Samuel 24:19 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So David obeyed what Gad had told him and went up to do what the LORD had commanded.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

David is showing obedience by following God's instructions that came through the prophet Gad.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes after David had sinned by conducting an unauthorized census of Israel's military strength, showing pride and lack of trust in God. The prophet Gad had been sent by God to give David a choice of three punishments for his sin, and now David is obediently following God's command to build an altar on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite to stop the plague that had come upon Israel.

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