So David went up at the word of Gad, which he had spoken in the name of Yahweh.
In context
17David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who sinned and did great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Yahweh my God, let your hand be against me and against my father’s house, but do not let the plague be against your people.” 18Then the angel of Yahweh told Gad to say to David that David should go up and set up an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 19So David went up at the word of Gad, which he had spoken in the name of Yahweh. 20Ornan turned and saw the angel, and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat. 21As David approached Ornan, Ornan looked up and saw David, and went out from the threshing floor and bowed down to David with his face to the ground.
