1 Chronicles 21:30

Translations

Modern

…but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

Traditional

But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

Literal

David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of YHWH.

Latin

Et non prævaluit David ire ad altare ut ibi obsecraret Deum: nimio enim fuerat in timore perterritus, videns gladium angeli Domini.

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

…but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

Notes

1 Chronicles 21:26–22:1

The census and plague led to dedicating Araunah’s threshing floor as the site for the new sanctuary. Normally, offerings were made at Gibeon, where the tabernacle was located (see 1 Chronicles 16:39; 21:29; 2 Chronicles 1:3). The plague stopped at the threshing floor, allowing David to make offerings there as instructed by Gad the seer (1 Chronicles 21:18). David then chose this new location for the future temple of the Lord God.

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?

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Parallels

2 Samuel 24:18–25

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

Araunah Chronicles, Books of First and Second David Genealogy Moriah

Topics

Conviction: David After the Pestilence Sent on Account of his Numbering the People Temple: Solomon's: Site of the First Temple: Built on Mount Moriah on the Threshing-Floor of Ornan Or

1 Chronicles 21:30

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