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And he went out from the threshing floor, and bowed before David with <i>his</i> face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out from the threshing floor and prostrated himself to David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out from the threshing floor and prostrated himself before David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out from the threshing floor, and prostrated himself before David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then David came to Ornan, and Ornan looked and saw David, and went out from the threshing floor and bowed his face to the ground before David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw him, and went out from the threshing floor and bowed down before David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing-floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Just then, David arrived, and when Araunah saw him, he stopped his work and bowed down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing-floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When David arrived, Ornan looked up and saw him. So he left the threshing floor and bowed down with his face touching the ground in front of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As soon as Araunah saw King David approaching, he left the threshing place and bowed low, with his face touching the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As David approached Ornan, Ornan looked around and observed David, left the threshing floor, and fell to the ground before David with his face on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked out and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed facedown before David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked, and saw David, and went out of the threshing-floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground. <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 David comes to Ornan, and Ornan looks attentively and sees David, and goes out from the threshing-floor, and bows himself to David—face to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And David cometh in unto Ornan, and Ornan looketh attentively, and seeth David, and goeth out from the threshing-floor, and boweth himself to David -- face to the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David will go even to Ornan, and Ornan will look and see David, and he will go forth from the threshing-floor, and he will worship to David, the face to the earth.<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 as David was coming to Ornan, Ornan saw him, and went out of the thrashingfloor to meet him, and bowed down to him with his face to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, as David was approaching Ornan, Ornan saw him, and he went out from the threshing floor to meet him. And he reverenced him prone on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But as David came toward Ornan, he looked up and saw that it was David, and left the threshing floor and bowed down before David, his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David; he went out from the threshing floor, and did obeisance to David with his face to the ground.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And as David came to Aran, Aran turned and saw David and went out of his threshing floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David came to Aran, and Aran turned and he saw David, and he bowed to David on his face on the ground, and Aran went out from his granary.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing-floor, and bowed down to David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David came to Orna; and Orna came forth from the threshing-floor, and did obeisance to David with his face to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/21-21.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=5998" 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">20</span>Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><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.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/771.htm" title="771: ’ā·rə·nān (N-proper-ms) -- A Jebusite. Probably from 'oren; strong; Ornan, a Jebusite.">Ornan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/771.htm" title="771: ’ā·rə·nān (N-proper-ms) -- A Jebusite. Probably from 'oren; strong; Ornan, a Jebusite.">and when Ornan</a> <a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027: way·yab·bêṭ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To look. A primitive root; to scan, i.e. Look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care.">looked out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·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.">David,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">he left</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1637.htm" title="1637: hag·gō·ren (Art:: N-fs) -- Threshing floor. From an unused root meaning to smooth; a threshing- floor; by analogy, any open area.">the threshing floor</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: way·yiš·ta·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">and bowed</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pa·yim (N-md) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">facedown</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·rə·ṣāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></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.">before David.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>Then David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”…<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 24:18-25</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.” / So David went up at the word of Gad, just as the LORD had commanded. / When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed facedown before the king. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/23-7.htm">Genesis 23:7-16</a></span><br />Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. / “If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf / to sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me in your presence for full price, so that I may have a burial site.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">1 Kings 21:2-3</a></span><br />So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” / But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”<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="/exodus/30-12.htm">Exodus 30:12-16</a></span><br />“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered. / Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD. / Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Numbers 16:46-50</a></span><br />Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” / So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people. / He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-1.htm">2 Samuel 24:1</a></span><br />Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">2 Samuel 24:10</a></span><br />After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-17.htm">2 Samuel 24:17</a></span><br />When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">1 Chronicles 21:18-20</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. / So David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD. / Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.<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="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a></span><br />When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-14.htm">John 2:14-16</a></span><br />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. / To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-47.htm">Acts 7:47-50</a></span><br />But it was Solomon who built the house for Him. / However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.</p><p class="hdg">bowed himself</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-23.htm">1 Samuel 25:23</a></b></br> And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">2 Samuel 24:18-20</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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/16-12.htm">Approached</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-20.htm">Araunah</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">Attentively</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-21.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-21.htm">Boweth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-19.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-18.htm">Face</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-9.htm">Grain-Floor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-13.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-53.htm">Obeisance</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-20.htm">Ornan</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-53.htm">Prostrated</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-20.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">Threshingfloor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">Threshing-Floor</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/4-2.htm">Approached</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-24.htm">Araunah</a> <a href="/job/13-17.htm">Attentively</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-20.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-18.htm">Boweth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-3.htm">Face</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Grain-Floor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-26.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-20.htm">Obeisance</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Ornan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-20.htm">Prostrated</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Threshingfloor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.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>David came to Ornan</b><br>David, the king of Israel, approaches Ornan, also known as Araunah, a Jebusite. This event occurs after David's census of Israel, which displeased God and led to a plague. The location is significant as it is the future site of the Temple in Jerusalem. The Jebusites were the original inhabitants of Jerusalem before David conquered the city, indicating a peaceful coexistence at this point. This encounter highlights David's role as a leader who seeks to rectify his wrongs by building an altar to the Lord.<p><b>and when Ornan looked out and saw David</b><br>Ornan, engaged in his daily work, notices the approach of the king. This indicates Ornan's position as a landowner and a person of some standing, as he possesses a threshing floor. The threshing floor is a place where grain is separated from chaff, symbolizing judgment and purification, which is fitting given the context of David's repentance. Ornan's recognition of David suggests the king's prominence and respect among the people, even those of different ethnic backgrounds.<p><b>he left the threshing floor</b><br>Ornan's immediate response to leave his work signifies respect and urgency. The threshing floor, often located on elevated ground for wind exposure, is a place of economic activity and importance. Ornan's willingness to leave it unattended reflects his recognition of the significance of David's visit and possibly an understanding of the divine purpose behind it.<p><b>and bowed facedown before David</b><br>Bowing facedown is a gesture of deep respect and submission, common in ancient Near Eastern cultures when in the presence of royalty or someone of high status. This act demonstrates Ornan's acknowledgment of David's authority and possibly his awareness of the spiritual implications of the king's visit. The act of bowing also prefigures the reverence due to Christ, the ultimate King, and foreshadows the worship that will occur at the Temple, which will be built on this very site.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel, known for his heart after God, but also for his human failings. In this chapter, David is dealing with the consequences of his sin of conducting a census of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/araunah.htm">Araunah</a></b><br>A Jebusite who owned the threshing floor where David intended to build an altar to the Lord. His interaction with David is significant in the account of repentance and sacrifice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/threshing_floor.htm">Threshing Floor</a></b><br>A place where grain is separated from chaff, symbolically a place of separation and purification. It becomes the site for David's altar and later the location for Solomon's Temple.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events take place, central to Israel's history and God's covenant with His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plague.htm">The Plague</a></b><br>A divine judgment sent upon Israel as a consequence of David's sin, which is halted at the threshing floor of Araunah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>David's approach to Araunah's threshing floor is a step towards repentance. True repentance involves acknowledging sin and taking steps to make things right with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_sacrifice.htm">The Cost of Sacrifice</a></b><br>David insists on paying for the threshing floor, teaching us that genuine worship and repentance often require personal sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy.htm">God's Mercy</a></b><br>Despite David's sin, God provides a way to stop the plague, demonstrating His mercy and willingness to forgive when we turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_place.htm">The Significance of Place</a></b><br>The threshing floor becomes a sacred site, reminding us that God can transform places of judgment into places of worship and blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_accountability.htm">Leadership and Accountability</a></b><br>As a leader, David's actions had consequences for the entire nation, highlighting the importance of responsible and godly leadership.<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/evidence_for_plague_in_1_chronicles_21.htm">What historical or archaeological evidence supports a massive plague and angelic destruction in 1 Chronicles 21:14-16?</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/who_made_david_count_israel's_troops.htm">Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel? God did (2 Samuel 24: 1) Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_david_or_elhanan_kill_goliath.htm">Did David or Elhanan kill Goliath?</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>(21) <span class= "bld">And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David.</span>--This is wanting in Samuel. The corruption of the previous verse made some such statement necessary here. The rest of the verse nearly corresponds with <a href="/2_samuel/24-20.htm" title="And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face on the ground.">2Samuel 24:20</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/21-21.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">David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָוִ֖יד</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ornan,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרְנָ֑ן</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">and when Ornan</span><br /><span class="heb">אָרְנָן֙</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">looked out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּבֵּ֤ט</span> <span class="translit">(way·yab·bêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5027.htm">Strong's 5027: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scan, look intently at, to regard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֣רְא</span> <span class="translit">(way·yar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David,</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֔יד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">he left</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּצֵא֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the threshing floor</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגֹּ֔רֶן</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·ren)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<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">and bowed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·ta·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> </span><span class="str2">To depress, prostrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">facedown</span><br /><span class="heb">אַפַּ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before David.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָוִ֛יד</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">1 Chronicles 21:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">1 Chronicles 21:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">1 Chronicles 21:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">1 Chronicles 21:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">1 Chronicles 21:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">1 Chronicles 21:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">1 Chronicles 21:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">1 Chronicles 21:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">1 Chronicles 21:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">1 Chronicles 21:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/21-21.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 21:21 As David came to Ornan Ornan looked (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 21:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 21:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 21:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 21:22" /></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>