People of the Bible
Gad
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
A prophet who joined David in the “hold,” and at whose advice he quitted it for the forest of Hareth (1 Chr. 29:29; 2 Chr. 29:25; 1 Sam. 22:5). Many years after we find mention made of him in connection with the punishment inflicted for numbering the people (2 Sam. 24:11-19; 1 Chr. 21:9-19). He wrote a book called the “Acts of David” (1 Chr. 29:29), and assisted in the arrangements for the musical services of the “house of God” (2 Chr. 29:25). He bore the title of “the king’s seer” (2 Sam. 24:11, 13; 1 Chr. 21:9).
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 13 verses
- 1 Samuel
- 22:5
- 2 Samuel
- 24:11, 24:13, 24:14, 24:18, 24:19
- 1 Chronicles
- 21:9, 21:11, 21:13, 21:18, 21:19, 29:29
- 2 Chronicles
- 29:25
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.