1 Chronicles 21:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Chronicles 21:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 21:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 21:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he was about to destroy, Yahweh saw, and he relented of the disaster, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough. Now withdraw your hand.” Yahweh’s angel was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.”

1 Chronicles 21:15 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 21:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, Jehovah beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay thy hand. And the angel of Jehovah was standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.”

1 Chronicles 21:15 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 21:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and God sendeth a messenger to Jerusalem to destroy it, and as he is destroying Jehovah hath seen, and is comforted concerning the evil, and saith to the messenger who <FI>is<Fi> destroying, `Enough, now, cease thy hand.' And the messenger of Jehovah is standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite,”

1 Chronicles 21:15 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 21:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; and as he was destroying, Jehovah beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough; withdraw now thine hand. And the angel of Jehovah stood by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.”

1 Chronicles 21:15 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 21:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And God sent the Angel into Ierusalem to destroy it. And as he was destroying, the Lord behelde, and repented of the euill and sayde to the Angel that destroyed, It is nowe ynough, let thine hande cease. Then the Angel of the Lord stoode by the thresshing floore of Ornan the Iebusite.”

1 Chronicles 21:15 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 21:15 in Context — 1 Chronicles 21

13 Entonces David dijo á Gad: Estoy en grande angustia: ruego que yo caiga en la mano de Jehová; porque sus misericordias son muchas en extremo, y que no caiga yo en manos de hombres.

14 Así Jehová dió pestilencia en Israel, y cayeron de Israel setenta mil hombres.

15 Y envió Jehová el ángel á Jerusalem para destruirla: pero estando él destruyendo, miró Jehová, y arrepintióse de aquel mal,

16 Y dijo al ángel que destruía: Basta ya; detén tu mano. Y el ángel de Jehová estaba junto á la era de Ornán Jebuseo.

17 Y alzando David sus ojos, vió al ángel de Jehová, que estaba entre el cielo y la tierra, teniendo un espada desnuda en su mano, extendida contra Jerusalem. Entonces David y los ancianos se postraron sobre sus rostros, cubiertos de sacos.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 21:15 Mean?

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