Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigns.

And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us, and deliver us from the nations, so that we may give thanks to Your holy name, and glory in Your praise.

Go and tell David My servant, So says Jehovah, You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.

And now you shall say this to My servant David, So says Jehovah of Hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, so that you should be ruler over My people Israel.

What can David say more to You for the honor of Your servant? For You know Your servant!

Go and speak to David, saying, So says Jehovah: I offer you three things. Choose one of them so that I may do it to you.

And Gad came to David and said to him, So says Jehovah, Choose for yourself:

either three years of famine, or three months to be swept away before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtake you, or else three days of the sword of Jehovah, even the plague in the land, and the angel of Jehovah destroying throughout all the border of Israel. And now say what word I shall bring again to Him who sent me.

And the angel of Jehovah commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and set up an altar to Jehovah in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.