New English Translation
1 Chronicles 21:20
20While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the messenger, and he and his four sons hid themselves.
1 Chronicles 21:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
- New International Version (NIV)While Araunah was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the angel; his four sons who were with him hid themselves.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now Ornan was threshing wheat. He turned and saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now Ornan turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves, but Ornan continued threshing wheat.
Context of 1 Chronicles 21:20
18So the Lord’s messenger told Gad to instruct David to go up and build an altar for the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 19So David went up as Gad instructed him to do in the name of the Lord. While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the messenger, and he and his four sons hid themselves. 21When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David; he came out from the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground. 22David said to Ornan, “Sell me the threshing floor so I can build on it an altar for the Lord – I’ll pay top price – so that the plague may be removed from the people.”
Read all of 1 Chronicles 211 Chronicles 21:20 word by word
וַיָּ֣שָׁב אָרְנָ֗ן וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ וְאַרְבַּ֧עַת בָּנָ֛יו עִמּ֖וֹ מִֽתְחַבְּאִ֑ים וְאָרְנָ֖ן דָּ֥שׁ חִטִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Ornanאׇרְנָן'ornân · OrnanH771
- turned backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- and sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- the angelמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397
- and his fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- with him hidחָבָאchâbâ' · to hideH2244
- was threshingדּוּשׁdûsh dôsh dîysh · to treadH1758
- wheatחִטָּהchiţţâh · wheatH2406
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 21:20
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Ornan turned back, and saw the angel - The Septuagint say, And Orna turned, , and saw the King. The Syriac and Arabic say, David saw the angel; and do not mention Ornan in this place. Houbigant translates the same reading המלך hammalech, the king, for המלעך hammalach, the angel, and vindicates his version from the parallel place, 2 Samuel 24:20, where it is said, he saw David: but there is no word of his seeing the angel. But the seeing David is mentioned…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30This account of the census is similar to 2 Samuel 24:1–25 but focuses on different aspects. The Chronicler’s version sets the stage for dedicating the altar and preparing to build the temple (1 Chronicles 22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2120-21. Ornan was threshing wheat--If the census was entered upon in autumn, the beginning of the civil year, the nine and a half months it occupied would end at wheat harvest. The common way of threshing corn is by spreading it out on a high level area, and driving backwards and forwards upon it two oxen harnessed to a clumsy sledge with three rollers and some sharp spikes. The driver sits on his knees on the box, while another person is employed in…Read the comment
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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
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