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1 Chronicles 21:27

Mercy and compassion

25 So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site.

26 And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath.

28 At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifices there.

29 For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath.
KJV
And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
WEB
Then the LORD commanded the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.
ASV
And Jehovah commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
DARBY
And Jehovah spoke to the angel; and he put up his sword again into its sheath.
BLB
And YHWH commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath.
ÅB
Og Herren befalte engelen at han skulle stikke sitt sverd i skjeden igjen.
OTB
Da befalte Herren engelen,
og han la sitt sverd tilbake i sliren.
B1930
Og Herren bød engelen at han skulde stikke sitt sverd i skjeden igjen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 26:52

    “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.

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  • Psalms 103:20

    Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.

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  • Hebrews 1:14

    Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

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  • Ezekiel 21:30

    Return the sword to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in the land of your origin, I will judge you.

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  • 1 Chronicles 21:15–16

    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.

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  • John 18:11

    “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”

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  • Jeremiah 47:6

    ‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’

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  • 1 Chronicles 21:20

    Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.

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