So Gad came to David and told him, and said to him, Shall three years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days of pestilence in your land? Now consider, and decide what answer I shall return to the king who sent me — The three options: (1) three years of famine, (2) three months of fleeing enemies, or (3) three days of plague. Each carries different implications: the famine would affect all Israel collectively; the flight would test David's personal courage; the plague would be a direct divine strike.

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