1 Chronicles 21:18

Translations

Modern

Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Traditional

Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Literal

And the angel of YHWH spoke to Gad, to say to David that David should go and erect an altar to YHWH on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Latin

Angelus autem Domini præcepit Gad ut diceret Davidi ut ascenderet, exstrueretque altare Domino Deo in area Ornan Jebusæi.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Notes

1 Chronicles 21:1–22:1

This account of the census is similar to 2 Samuel 24:1–25 but focuses on different aspects. The Chronicler’s version sets the stage for dedicating the altar and preparing to build the temple (1 Chronicles 22).

Theme notes and profiles

David God or Satan?

Related verses

2 Chronicles 3:1
Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
2 Samuel 24:18
And that day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
Acts 8:26–40
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
1 Chronicles 21:15
Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
1 Chronicles 21:11
So Gad went and said to David, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You must choose

Parallels

2 Samuel 24:18–25

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Gad: Prophet during the reigns of David and Solomon Jebusites: Canaanite tribe inhabiting Jerusalem before David's conquest Ornan: Jebusite, sold threshing floor to David

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second David Gad (Person) Genealogy Moriah Zion

Topics

Angel (Holy Trinity): One of the Holy Trinity: Called Angel of the Lord Araunah: Also Called Ornan Gad: A Prophet to David: Bids David Build an Altar on the Threshing Floor of Ornan Miracles: Catalogue of The Plague in Israel Ornan: A Jebusite Prophets: Inspiration of Threshing: The Place For: Generally on High Ground Vision of David of the Angel of the Lord Beside the Threshing-Floor of Ornan

1 Chronicles 21:18

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