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12 (A)either three years of famine, or three months to be swept away before your adversaries, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or else three days of the sword of Yahweh, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.’ So now, see what word I should return to Him who sent me.” 13 Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let me now fall into the hand of Yahweh, (B)for His compassions are exceedingly abundant. But do not let me fall into the hand of man.”

14 (C)So Yahweh [a]sent a pestilence against Israel; and 70,000 men of Israel fell.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 21:14 Lit gave