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/>Now the angel of the LORD had commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and raise an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore, the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David that David should go and erect an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David was to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the angel of Yahweh said to Gad to say to David, that David should go up and erect an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go and set up an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go and set up an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the angel of Jehovah commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and rear an altar unto Jehovah in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD's angel told the prophet Gad to tell David that he must go to Araunah's threshing place and build an altar in honor of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD's Messenger told Gad to tell David to go and set up an altar for the LORD at Ornan the Jebusite's threshing floor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The angel of the LORD told Gad to command David to go and build an altar to the LORD at Araunah's threshing place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The angel of the LORD told Gad to tell David that David was to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor that belonged to Ornan the Jebusite. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to tell David that David should go up, and raise an altar to the LORD in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and erect an altar to the LORD in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Yahweh’s angel commanded Gad to tell David that David should go up and raise an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the messenger of YHWH commanded to Gad to say to David, “Surely David goes up to raise an altar to YHWH in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the messenger of Jehovah spake unto Gad, saying for David, 'Surely David doth go up to raise an altar to Jehovah in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the messenger of Jehovah said to Gad to say to David that David shall go up to set up an altar to Jehovah in the threshing-floor of Oman the Jebusite.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to tell David, to go up, and build an altar to the Lord God in the thrashingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the Angel of the Lord instructed Gad to tell David that he should ascend and build an altar to the Lord God on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to tell David to go up and set up an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to tell David that he should go up and erect an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD said to Gad the prophet, Go and say to David that David should go up and build an altar to the LORD in the threshing floor of Aran the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Angel of LORD JEHOVAH said to Gad the Prophet: “Go up, say to David: go up and build an altar for LORD JEHOVAH in the granary of Aran the Yebusite.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the angel of the Lord told Gad to tell David, that he should go up to erect and altar to the Lord, in the threshing-floor of Orna the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=5974" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">David Builds an Altar</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: ū·mal·’aḵ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">Then the angel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">ordered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1410.htm" title="1410: gāḏ (N-proper-ms) -- From guwd; Gad, a son of Jacob, including his tribe and its territory; also a prophet.">Gad</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">to tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wîḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·leh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">to go up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: ḏā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: lə·hā·qîm (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">and build</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bê·aḥ (N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">an altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1637.htm" title="1637: bə·ḡō·ren (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Threshing floor. From an unused root meaning to smooth; a threshing- floor; by analogy, any open area.">on the threshing floor</a> <a href="/hebrew/771.htm" title="771: ’ā·rə·nān (N-proper-ms) -- A Jebusite. Probably from 'oren; strong; Ornan, a Jebusite.">of Ornan</a> <a href="/hebrew/2983.htm" title="2983: hay·ḇu·sî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Jebus. Patrial from Ybuwc; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus.">the Jebusite.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>So David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">2 Samuel 24:18</a></span><br />And that day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2</a></span><br />“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a></span><br />Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">1 Kings 6:1</a></span><br />In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29</a></span><br />May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm">2 Samuel 24:25</a></span><br />And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Exodus 20:24</a></span><br />You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">2 Chronicles 7:12</a></span><br />the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13-14</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: / “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13-16</a></span><br />When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. / In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables. / So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a></span><br />According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a></span><br />Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar to the LORD in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.</p><p class="hdg">the angel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-11.htm">1 Chronicles 21:11</a></b></br> So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/8-26.htm">Acts 8:26</a></b></br> And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.</p><p class="hdg">that David</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">1 Chronicles 21:15</a></b></br> And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">2 Samuel 24:18</a></b></br> And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a></b></br> Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where <i>the LORD</i> appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/16-40.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-16.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">Araunah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-25.htm">Build</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-17.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-17.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">Erect</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-13.htm">Gad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">Jebusite</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">Jeb'usite</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-8.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-40.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-16.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">Ornan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-10.htm">Rear</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">Threshingfloor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-15.htm">Threshing-Floor</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-20.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-20.htm">Araunah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Build</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-27.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-19.htm">David</a> <a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Erect</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-19.htm">Gad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-28.htm">Jebusite</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-28.htm">Jeb'usite</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-20.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-17.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-27.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-20.htm">Ornan</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-8.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">Rear</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-24.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-20.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">Threshingfloor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">Threshing-Floor</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm">David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-5.htm">The number of the people being brought, David repents of it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">David having three plagues proposed by God, chooses the pestilence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-14.htm">After the death of 70,000, David by repentance prevents the destruction of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">David, by Gad's direction, purchases Ornan's threshing floor; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-26.htm">where having built an altar, God gives a sign of his favor by fire.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-28.htm">David sacrifices there, being restrained from Gibeon by fear of the angel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the angel of the LORD</b><br>The "angel of the LORD" is often seen as a divine messenger, sometimes interpreted as a theophany or a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ. This figure appears at critical moments in Israel's history, such as in <a href="/genesis/22-11.htm">Genesis 22:11-18</a> with Abraham and in <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2</a> with Moses. The presence of the angel signifies divine intervention and authority.<p><b>ordered Gad</b><br>Gad was a prophet during King David's reign, known as "David's seer" (<a href="/1_chronicles/21-9.htm">1 Chronicles 21:9</a>). Prophets served as intermediaries between God and the people, delivering divine messages and guidance. Gad's role here emphasizes the importance of prophetic authority in Israel's spiritual and political life.<p><b>to tell David</b><br>David, the second king of Israel, is a central figure in the Old Testament. Known for his heart for God, he is also a type of Christ, prefiguring the Messiah as a shepherd-king. This command to David highlights his responsibility to lead the nation in repentance and worship.<p><b>to go up and build an altar to the LORD</b><br>Building an altar signifies an act of worship and atonement. Altars were places of sacrifice and communion with God, as seen in <a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Genesis 8:20</a> with Noah and <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> with Abraham. This command underscores the need for repentance and reconciliation with God after David's sin of conducting a census.<p><b>on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite</b><br>Threshing floors were open spaces used for separating grain, often located on elevated ground. Ornan, a Jebusite, was a member of the original inhabitants of Jerusalem before David's conquest. The choice of this location is significant, as it later becomes the site of Solomon's Temple (<a href="/2_chronicles/3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a>), symbolizing God's presence and the central place of worship for Israel. The transformation of a common threshing floor into a sacred site illustrates God's ability to sanctify and redeem.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who, after sinning by conducting a census, is instructed to build an altar to the LORD as a means of atonement.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gad.htm">Gad</a></b><br>A prophet and seer in David's court who conveys God's messages to David, including the instruction to build the altar.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_lord.htm">The Angel of the LORD</a></b><br>A divine messenger who plays a crucial role in delivering God's commands and executing judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/ornan_the_jebusite.htm">Ornan the Jebusite</a></b><br>The owner of the threshing floor where David is instructed to build the altar. His willingness to give the land to David is significant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/threshing_floor_of_ornan.htm">Threshing Floor of Ornan</a></b><br>The specific location where David is to build the altar, which later becomes the site of the Temple in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_divine_instruction.htm">Obedience to Divine Instruction</a></b><br>David's response to God's command through Gad demonstrates the importance of obedience, even after sinning. We are called to respond to God's guidance with humility and action.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_atonement.htm">Repentance and Atonement</a></b><br>The building of the altar signifies repentance and the need for atonement. In our lives, we must recognize our sins and seek reconciliation with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_sacrifice.htm">Significance of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The altar represents a place of sacrifice, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We are reminded of the cost of sin and the grace provided through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mercy</a></b><br>The account shows God's control over events and His willingness to show mercy when His people repent. We can trust in God's sovereign plan and His readiness to forgive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Gad's role as a prophet underscores the importance of listening to God's messengers. We should be attentive to those who speak God's truth into our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_araunah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Araunah the Jebusite in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_incited_david's_census.htm">Who incited David to take a census? (2 Samuel 24:1 vs. 1 Chronicles 21:1)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_david_control_vast_territories.htm">How would David realistically wield control over so many conquered territories (1 Chronicles 18:6-13) given the limits of ancient communication and military logistics?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chr_18_12_and_2_sam_8_13_differ.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 18:12 credit Abishai with killing 18,000 Edomites, while 2 Samuel 8:13 attributes the same victory to David?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18-27) The purchase of Ornan's threshingfloor as a place of sacrifice.<p>(18) <span class= "bld">Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">Now the angel had told Gad to tell David.</span> In Samuel, the mediation of the angel is not mentioned. There we read, "And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up," &c. No doubt it is only in the later prophetical books of the Canon that angels are introduced as the medium of communication between God and His prophets. (See <a href="/daniel/8-16.htm" title="And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.">Daniel 8:16</a>, ix, 21; <a href="/zechariah/1-9.htm" title="Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said to me, I will show you what these be.">Zechariah 1:9</a>; <a href="/zechariah/1-12.htm" title="Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which you have had indignation these three score and ten years?">Zechariah 1:12</a>, &c.; but comp. <a href="/judges/6-11.htm" title="And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the wine press, to hide it from the Midianites.">Judges 6:11</a>; <a href="/judges/6-14.htm" title="And the LORD looked on him, and said, Go in this your might, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent you?">Judges 6:14</a>; <a href="/judges/6-16.htm" title="And the LORD said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall smite the Midianites as one man.">Judges 6:16</a>, &c., and <a href="/context/genesis/18-1.htm" title="And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;">Genesis 18:1-2</a>; <a href="/genesis/18-13.htm" title="And the LORD said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?">Genesis 18:13</a>; <a href="/genesis/32-24.htm" title="And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.">Genesis 32:24</a>; <a href="/genesis/32-30.htm" title="And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.">Genesis 32:30</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The angel</span>. The Hebrew shows no article (see <a href="/numbers/22-34.htm">Numbers 22:34, 35</a>; <a href="/1_kings/13-18.htm">1 Kings 13:18</a>; <a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">1 Kings 19:5</a>; <a href="/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9</a>). The place where the altar was now about to be erected was that made famous by the sacrifice of Abraham (<a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2, 9</a>), and, though less certainly, that known to the priesthood of Melchizedek (<a href="/genesis/14-17.htm">Genesis 14:17-20</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the angel</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַלְאַ֧ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mal·’aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A messenger, of God, an angel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ordered</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gad</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(gāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gad -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe and its territory, also a prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to tell</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאמֹ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָוִ֑יד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to go up</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲלֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and build</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהָקִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an altar</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙</span> <span class="translit">(miz·bê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the threshing floor</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגֹ֖רֶן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡō·ren)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1637.htm">Strong's 1637: </a> </span><span class="str2">A threshing-floor, open area</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ornan</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרְנָ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rə·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_771.htm">Strong's 771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ornan -- a Jebusite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jebusite.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיְבֻסִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(hay·ḇu·sî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jebusite -- inhabitant of Jebus</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 21:18 Then the angel of Yahweh commanded Gad (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 21:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 21:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 21:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 21:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>