1 Chronicles 21:12
Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 21:15-16 shows the plague beginning and David seeing the destroying angel — the immediate fulfillment of his choice to fall into God's hand.
1 Chronicles 21:16 shows the angel with the drawn sword — the pestilence option being carried out.
1 Chronicles 21:27 records the angel sheathing his sword—the fulfillment of the plague option chosen by David in this narrative.
Leviticus 26:17 is the covenant curse of defeat by enemies — matching the 'three months of enemies' option.
Leviticus 26:25 warns of sword and plague as covenant curses, directly mirroring the three options (sword, famine, plague) offered to David.
Deuteronomy 28:25 specifically describes defeat before enemies — matching the 'three months' option.
2 Samuel 24:13 presents the same three choices—famine, enemy pursuit, or pestilence—in the parallel account of David's census punishment.
Ezekiel 14:19-21 lists four judgments (sword, famine, wild beasts, plague) — almost identical to David's three options, reinforcing divine judgment patterns.
Leviticus 26:26-29 lists famine as a covenant curse—the same kind of judgment David faces with the three-year famine option.
Leviticus 26:36-37 expands on panic and flight from enemies — elaborating the 'three months of enemies' option.
Psalm 91:6 mentions pestilence and destruction that God protects from — the same plague David chooses, but from a deliverance perspective.