1 Chronicles 21:30

1 Chronicles 21:30 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)But David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

Context of 1 Chronicles 21:30

28David saw that the Lord had answered his prayer at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. So he offered sacrifices to God there. 29At that time the Lord's tabernacle was at Gibeon, where the Israelites worshipped God. The tabernacle was the special tent that Moses had made in the wilderness. The altar for burnt offerings was also at Gibeon. But David was not able to go there to meet with the Lord, because he was afraid of the sword of the Lord's angel.

1 Chronicles 21:30 word by word

וְלֹא־יָכֹ֥ל דָּוִ֛יד לָלֶ֥כֶת לְפָנָ֖יו לִדְרֹ֣שׁ אֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י נִבְעַ֔ת מִפְּנֵ֕י חֶ֖רֶב מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• couldיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• not goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• it to enquireדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• for he was afraidבָּעַתbâ‛ath · to terrifyH1204
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• of the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• of the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 21:30

• 1 Chronicles 21:16David looked up and he saw the Lord's angel. The angel was standing between the earth and the sky. He had his sword in his hand and it was pointing towards Jerusalem. David and the leaders fell down with their faces towards the ground. They were wearing clothes that were made of rough sackcloth.
• 1 Chronicles 13:12So David now became afraid of God. He said, ‘God's Covenant Box is too holy to take with me.’
• Deuteronomy 10:12So, people of Israel, this is what the Lord your God wants you to do: You should respect him with fear. You should live in a way that pleases him. Love him and serve him in everything that you think and in everything that you do.
• 2 Samuel 6:9So David now became afraid of the Lord. He said, ‘The Lord's Covenant Box is too holy to come with me!’
• Job 13:21Please stop punishing me. And stop causing me to be so afraid of you.
• Job 21:6I think about what has happened to me. It makes me very afraid. My body shakes with fear.
• Job 23:15Because of that, I am afraid of him. When I think about all these things, I am very afraid.
• Psalms 90:11Lord, nobody knows all the power of your anger. It is your anger that causes people to be afraid of you.
• Psalms 119:120I respect your great strength, so that my body shakes with fear. I am afraid of the laws by which you judge people.
• Jeremiah 5:22The Lord says, ‘You should respect me and obey me. You should shake with fear when you come to me. I made the sand as an edge for the sea. It is like a wall that the sea cannot cross. The sea's waves may attack the shore, but it cannot go further than that edge.
• Jeremiah 10:7Everyone should respect you, the King who rules all the nations. You deserve that people give you honour. There is nobody like you anywhere in the world. Among all the wise people of the nations and among all their kings, there is no one like you.
• Hebrews 12:28But we are receiving a place where we will rule with God. We belong to God's kingdom, and nobody can ever shake that! So we should thank God. We should worship him in a way that makes him happy. He is great, and we should serve him well and respect him.
• Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead person. Then he put his right hand on me, and he said to me, ‘Do not be afraid! I am the one who is the first and also the last.
• Revelation 15:4Everyone will respect and obey you, Lord. They will say how great your name is, because only you are completely good. People from every nation have seen what you do. You always do what is right. So all people will come and stand in front of you, and they will worship you.’

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Because of the sword of the angel - This is given as a reason why David built an altar in the threshing-floor of Ornan: he was afraid to go to Gibeon, because of the sword of the destroying angel, or he was afraid of delaying the offerings so long as his going thither would require, lest the destroying angel should in the mean while exterminate the people; therefore he hastily built an altar in that place, and on it made the requisite offerings, and by…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30David, knowing that by sacrifice on this altar he had caused the angel to stay his hand, was afraid to transfer his offerings elsewhere, lest the Angel should resume his task and pestilence again break out.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-30The 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.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 21:30

• Conviction
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• David
• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Angel of the Lord
• Advise
• Cost
• Displease
• Grant
• Require
• Temptation

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings