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David longed for water and said, "Who will give me water to drink from the well by the gate of Bethlehem!" (2 Samuel 23, 15)
At this, the three warriors broke through the Philistine camp, drew water out of the well by the gate of Bethlehem and brought it to David. But David refused to drink of it and poured it out as an offering to Yahweh. (2 Samuel 23, 16)
He was popular among the Thirty but did not equal the Three. David put him in command of his bodyguard. (2 Samuel 23, 23)
Again the anger of Yahweh blazed out against Israel. So he let David harm them in this way, "Count the people of Israel and Judah." (2 Samuel 24, 1)
But after he had the people counted, David felt remorse and said to Yahweh, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done, but now, O Yahweh, I ask you to forgive my sin for I have acted foolishly." (2 Samuel 24, 10)
The following day, before David awoke, Yahweh's word had come to the prophet Gad, David's seer, (2 Samuel 24, 11)
"Go, and give David this message: I offer you three things and I will let one of them befall you according to your own choice." (2 Samuel 24, 12)
So Gad went to David and asked him, "Do you want three years of famine in your land? Or do you want to be pursued for three months by your foes while you flee from them? Or do you want three days' pestilence in your land? Now, think and decide what answer I shall give him who sent me." (2 Samuel 24, 13)
David answered Gad, "I am greatly troubled. Let me fall into the hands of Yahweh whose mercy is abundant; but let me not fall into the hands of men." (2 Samuel 24, 14)
When David saw the angel striking the people, he spoke to Yahweh and said, "I have sinned and acted wickedly, but these are only the sheep; what have they done? Let your hand strike me and my father's family." (2 Samuel 24, 17)
Gad went to David that day and said to him, "Go, set up an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite." (2 Samuel 24, 18)
So David left to follow Yahweh's command made through Gad. (2 Samuel 24, 19)
