volume 13, issue 2, 2021, pages 196-214

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsCLAX3796
Published online: 2021-12-01
Published in print: 2021-12-30

Abstract: Gad is one of the first prophets connected with the Israelite monarchy. The Old Testament informs about him in the Books of Samuel (1 Sam 22:5; 2 Sam 24:11.13.14.18.19) and in the Books of Chronicles (1 Chr 21:9.11.13.18.19; 29:29; 2 Chr 29:25). The paper aims to present the portrayal of Gad in the light of 1 Chr 21, that contains the longest tradition about Gad in Chronicles. The first part of the contribution gives a short presentation of 1 Chr 21 and explains its specifics in the Chronistic work. The second part introduces the information about Gad from 1 Chr 21. The last part of the paper compares Gad’s portrayal from 1 Chr 21 with the Chronicler’s general tendencies in presentation of the prophetic phenomenon.