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1 Chronicles 21:15  New English Translation

15 God sent an angel[a] to ravage[b] Jerusalem. As he was doing so,[c] the Lord watched[d] and relented from[e] his judgment.[f] He told the angel who was destroying, “That’s enough![g] Stop now!”[h]

Now the angel of the Lord was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan[i] the Jebusite.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 21:15 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 24:15 reports that God sent a plague, while 24:16-17 attributes this to the instrumentality of an angel.
  2. 1 Chronicles 21:15 tn Or “destroy.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 21:15 tn Heb “while he was destroying.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 21:15 tn Or “saw.”
  5. 1 Chronicles 21:15 tn Or “was grieved because of.”
  6. 1 Chronicles 21:15 tn Heb “concerning the calamity.”
  7. 1 Chronicles 21:15 tn For this nuance of the Hebrew word רַב (rav), see BDB 913 s.v. 1.f.
  8. 1 Chronicles 21:15 tn Heb “Now, drop your hand.”
  9. 1 Chronicles 21:15 tn In the parallel text in 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (ʾaravnaʾ, “Aravna”), traditionally “Araunah.” The form of the name found here also occurs in vv. 18-28.
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