காத் (1Sa 22:5)

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Gad was a prophet who served during the reigns of King David and his son Solomon. He first appears in 1Sa.22.5, where he advises David to leave his stronghold in Moab and return to the land of Judah. Gad played a significant role in the events surrounding David's census of Israel (2Samuel 24; 1Chronicles 21). After David had sinned by taking the census, Gad was sent by God to offer David a choice of three punishments: three years of famine, three months of fleeing from enemies, or three days of plague (2Sa.24.11-14; 1Ch.21.9-13). David chose the plague, and Gad instructed him to build an altar on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite to stop the plague (2Sa.24.18-19; 1Ch.21.18-19). Gad is described as David's seer (2Sa.24.11; 1Ch.21.9) and is credited with writing a book about David's acts (1Ch.29.29). He was also involved in organizing the music and worship in the tabernacle (2Ch.29.25). Gad's ministry as a prophet spanned the latter years of David's reign and continued into the early years of Solomon's reign.

Names, relations and descriptions from TIPNR by STEP Bible / Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0