A man who lived during Israel’s united kingdom, and was called King David's seer.
About Gad (Prophet)
A prophet and seer during the reign of David. He gave David advice from God about where to go and what to do. When David was hiding from his enemies, Gad told him to leave the town of Mizpeh in Moab and go back to the land of Judah (1 Samuel 22:5). Later, when David counted his soldiers against God's wishes, Gad told him about his punishment from God (2 Samuel 24:11–14, 18–19; 1 Chronicles 21:9–19).
Gad also helped David and another prophet named Nathan organize how people would worship God in the temple (2 Chronicles 29:25). He wrote down the events of David's life as a record for future generations (1 Chronicles 29:29).
Key References
Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,
All Scripture References (13)
1 Samuel (1)
Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
2 Samuel (5)
When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
So Gad went and said to David, “Do you choose to endure three years of famine in your land, three months of fleeing the pursuit of your enemies, or three days of plague upon your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
And that day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
So David went up at the word of Gad, just as the LORD had commanded.
1 Chronicles (6)
And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,
So Gad went and said to David, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You must choose
David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
So David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD.
Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,
2 Chronicles (1)
Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.