- Gad:
- "For when Davidª was upª° in the morning,ª the wordª of the LORDª came¹ unto¹ the prophetª Gad,ª David'sª seer,ª saying,ª°" {2Sm 24:11} + "Then the angelª of the LORDª commandedª°¹ Gadª to sayª° to David,ª that¹ Davidª should go up,ª° and set upª° an altarª unto the LORDª in the threshingfloorª of Ornanª the Jebusite.ª ... But Davidª couldª° not¹ go²°¹ beforeª it to enquireª° of God:ª for¹ he was afraidª° becauseª¹ of the swordª of the angelª of the LORD.ª" {1Ch 21:18-30}, threshing floor, These, among the ancient Jews, were only round, level plats of ground in the open air, as they are to this day in the East, where the corn was trodden out by oxen.
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