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1 Chronicles 21:30

David
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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,

but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
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BSB
but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
KJV
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.
WEB
But David couldn’t go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid because of the sword of the LORD’s angel.
ASV
But David could not go before it to inquire of God; for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of Jehovah.
DARBY
But David could not go before it to inquire of God; for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of Jehovah.
BLB
David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of YHWH.
ÅB
men David torde ikke gå ditt for å søke Gud; så forferdet var han for Herrens engels sverd.
OTB
Men David var ute av stand til å gå foran den for å søke Gud,
fordi han var redd for Herrens engels sverd.
B1930
men David torde ikke gå ditt for å søke Gud; så forferdet var han for Herrens engels sverd.

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  • Hebrews 12:28–29

    Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.

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  • Revelation 1:17

    When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

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  • Revelation 15:4

    Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

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  • Jeremiah 5:22

    Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.

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  • 2 Samuel 6:9

    That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”

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  • Job 21:6

    When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.

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  • Jeremiah 10:7

    Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.

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  • Deuteronomy 10:12

    And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

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