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God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine?
2 Samuel 24:13 and 1 Chronicles 21:12
There are two possible explanations for the discrepancy. First, it is possible that the duration of the famine was reduced from seven to three years after David prayed for mercy from the Lord. Thought the text does not specifically state this, we can infer it from the differences between the accounts. In 2 Samuel 24:13, David is asked which of the three options that he could take. In 1 Chronicles 21:11-12, there is no question asked. David is told to make a choice. Therefore, it may be that the Prophet Gad first asked David "Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land?" and later told David to make a choice when he said, "take for yourself either three years of famine..."
The second, it is probably a copyist error and the better preserved text renders the famine as three years -- Walvoord, John F., and Zuck, Roy B., The Bible Knowledge Commentary, (Wheaton, Illinois: Scripture Press Publications, Inc.) 1983, 1985.