en_tn/2sa/24/11.md

# the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, "Go

The idiom "the word of Yahweh came to" is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated this idiom in [2 Samuel 7:4](../07/03.md). AT: "Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad, David's seer. He said, 'Go" or "Yahweh spoke this message to the prophet Gad, David's seer: 'Go" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# David's seer

This means Gad was the official prophet in the royal palace.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gad]]