1 Chronicles 21:12-14

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹² either three years of famine, or three months of devastation in which you are overwhelmed by the sword of your enemies, or three days of the sword of the Lord bringing plague on the land, with the angel of the Lord causing destruction throughout all the territory of Israel. Now decide what answer I should take back to the one who sent me with this directive.”

¹³ David said to Gad, “This puts me in a difficult position. Please let me fall into the hand of the Lord, because his compassion is very great. But do not let me fall into the hands of man.”

¹⁴ The Lord caused a plague^[a] in Israel. Seventy thousand men from Israel fell.