1 Chronicles 21:10

⁸And David said to God, I have sinned exceedingly, in that I have done this thing: and now, I pray thee, remove the sin of thy servant; for I have been exceedingly foolish.

⁹And the Lord spoke to Gad the seer, saying,

— 1 Chronicles 21:10 —

¹¹And Gad came to David, and said to him, Thus saith the Lord, Choose for thyself,

¹²either three years of famine, or that thou shouldest flee three months from the face of thine enemies, and the sword of thine enemies shall be employed to destroy thee, or that the sword of the Lord and pestilence should be three days in the land, and the angel of the Lord shall be destroying in all the inheritance of Israel. And now consider what I shall answer to him that sent the message.