2 Samuel 24:13
So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
Cross-reference
2 Samuel 21:1 recounts a previous famine in David's reign — famine is one option here, showing God's pattern of judgment.
Leviticus 26:17 warns of fleeing before enemies as a covenant curse—directly corresponding to the three-month flight option.
Leviticus 26:25 warns of the sword as a covenant curse, directly matching the enemy option here.
Deuteronomy 28:25 pronounces defeat and flight before enemies—a direct parallel to the three months of fleeing.
1 Chronicles 21:12 records the same choice from God, confirming the three punishments as a parallel account.
Ezekiel 14:19-21 explicitly lists sword, famine, and plague as God's judgments — a direct parallel.
2 Chronicles 7:13 lists famine and pestilence as divine judgments — the same calamities David is offered.
In 1 Kings 17:1-7, Elijah's drought and famine echo the famine option—showing famine as a recurring divine judgment.
Ezekiel 14:13 lists famine as one of God's judgments on a sinful land—matching the famine option David faces.
Ezekiel 14:21 names four severe judgments (sword, famine, beasts, plague)—paralleling the choices given to David.
In Leviticus 26:16, the same covenant curse of wasting disease and failed harvests parallels the famine option.
Leviticus 26:36 describes panic and flight from enemies—a detailed parallel to the 'flee from enemies' punishment.
Leviticus 26:37 continues the curse of stumbling and fleeing—reinforcing the same theme of enemy pursuit.