1 Chronicles 21:15-16

15 And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroy it, the LORD saw and ¹was sorry over the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, "It is enough; now relax your hand." And the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

16 Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, ²covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.

1 Chronicles 21:15-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 21

Excepting the three last verses, is contained in 2Sa 24:1-25 with some few variations, which are there observed; see the notes there. 18894-950102-2025-1Ch21.2

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 32:14; 1 Samuel 15:11; Jonah 3:10
• 2. 1 Kings 21:27

Footnotes

• [a]. In 2 Sam 24:16, "Araunah"