1 Chronicles 21:16-17,27,30
1 Chronicles 21:16-17 King James Version (KJV)
And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
1 Chronicles 21:27 King James Version (KJV)
And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
1 Chronicles 21:30 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.
1 Chronicles 21:16-17 New International Version (NIV)
David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand extended over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown. David said to God, “Was it not I who ordered the fighting men to be counted? I, the shepherd, have sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? LORD my God, let your hand fall on me and my family, but do not let this plague remain on your people.”
1 Chronicles 21:27 New International Version (NIV)
Then the LORD spoke to the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.
1 Chronicles 21:30 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.
1 Chronicles 21:16-17 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, having in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. So David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces. And David said to God, “Was it not I who commanded the people to be numbered? I am the one who has sinned and done evil indeed; but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray, O LORD my God, be against me and my father’s house, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.”
I Chronicles 21:27 New King James Version (NKJV)
So the LORD commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath.
I Chronicles 21:30 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.
1 Chronicles 21:16-17 New Living Translation (NLT)
David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth with his sword drawn, reaching out over Jerusalem. So David and the leaders of Israel put on burlap to show their deep distress and fell face down on the ground. And David said to God, “I am the one who called for the census! I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? O LORD my God, let your anger fall against me and my family, but do not destroy your people.”
1 Chronicles 21:27 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put the sword back into its sheath.
1 Chronicles 21:30 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.
1 Chronicles 21:15-17 The Message (MSG)
The angel of GOD had just reached the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. David looked up and saw the angel hovering between earth and sky, sword drawn and about to strike Jerusalem. David and the elders bowed in prayer and covered themselves with rough burlap. David prayed, “Please! I’m the one who sinned; I’m the one at fault. But these sheep, what did they do wrong? Punish me, not them, me and my family; don’t take it out on them.”
1 Chronicles 21:24-27 The Message (MSG)
David replied to Araunah, “No. I’m buying it from you, and at the full market price. I’m not going to offer GOD sacrifices that are no sacrifice.” So David bought the place from Araunah for six hundred shekels of gold. He built an altar to GOD there and sacrificed Whole-Burnt-Offerings and Peace-Offerings. He called out to GOD and GOD answered by striking the altar of Whole-Burnt-Offering with lightning. Then GOD told the angel to put his sword back into its scabbard.
1 Chronicles 21:16-17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces. David said to God, “Is it not I who commanded to count the people? Indeed, I am the one who has sinned and done very wickedly, but these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand be against me and my father’s household, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.”
1 Chronicles 21:27 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The LORD commanded the angel, and he put his sword back in its sheath.
1 Chronicles 21:30 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was terrified by the sword of the angel of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 21:16-17 New Century Version (NCV)
David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD in the sky, holding his sword drawn and pointed at Jerusalem. Then David and the elders bowed facedown on the ground. They were wearing rough cloth to show their grief. David said to God, “I am the one who sinned and did wrong. I gave the order for the people to be counted. These people only followed me like sheep. They did nothing wrong. LORD my God, please punish me and my family, but stop the terrible disease that is killing your people.”
1 Chronicles 21:27 New Century Version (NCV)
Then the LORD commanded the angel to put his sword back into its holder.
1 Chronicles 21:30 New Century Version (NCV)
But David could not go to the Holy Tent to speak with God, because he was afraid of the angel of the LORD and his sword.
1 Chronicles 21:16-17 American Standard Version (ASV)
And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Jehovah standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O Jehovah my God, be against me, and against my father’s house; but not against thy people, that they should be plagued.
1 Chronicles 21:27 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jehovah commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
1 Chronicles 21:30 American Standard Version (ASV)
But David could not go before it to inquire of God; for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of Jehovah.
1 Chronicles 21:16-17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then David raised his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered in sackcloth, fell on their faces. David said to God, “Is it not I who commanded the people to be counted? I am the one who has sinned and done evil; but as for these sheep [the people of Israel], what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand be against me and my father’s house, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.”
1 Chronicles 21:27 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then the LORD commanded the [avenging] angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.
1 Chronicles 21:30 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was terrified by the sword of the angel of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 21:16-17 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And 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. And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave command to number the people? It is I who have sinned and done great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O LORD my God, be against me and against my father’s house. But do not let the plague be on your people.”