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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But David was not able to go there to inquire of God, because he was terrified by the drawn sword of the angel of the Lord.

Context of 1 Chronicles 21:30

28At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there. 29For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were at that time in the high place at Gibeon, but David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

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 21:16And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
• 1 Chronicles 13:12And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
• Deuteronomy 10:12"And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
• 2 Samuel 6:9And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and he said, "How can the ark of the Lord come to me?"
• Job 13:21withdraw your hand far from me, and let not dread of you terrify me.
• Job 21:6When I remember, I am dismayed, and shuddering seizes my flesh.
• Job 23:15Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him.
• Psalms 90:11Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you?
• Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.
• Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear me? declares the Lord. Do you not tremble before me? I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass; though the waves toss, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot pass over it.
• Jeremiah 10:7Who would not fear you, O King of the nations? For this is your due; for among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms there is none like you.
• Hebrews 12:28Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe,
• Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, "Fear not, I am the first and the last,
• Revelation 15:4Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."

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