1 Chronicles 21:16

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 {H1732} lifted up {H5375} his eyes {H5869}, and saw {H7200} the angel {H4397} of the LORD {H3068} stand {H5975} between the earth {H776} and the heaven {H8064}, having a drawn {H8025} sword {H2719} in his hand {H3027} stretched out {H5186} over Jerusalem {H3389}. Then David {H1732} and the elders {H2205} of Israel, who were clothed {H3680} in sackcloth {H8242}, fell {H5307} upon their faces {H6440}.

David raised his eyes and saw the angel of ADONAI standing between the earth and the sky, and in his hand was a drawn sword stretched out over Yerushalayim. Then David and the leaders, wearing sackcloth, fell on their faces.

When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.

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.

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Cross-References

  • Numbers 14:5 (4 votes)

    ¶ Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

  • 1 Kings 21:27 (3 votes)

    And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

  • Jonah 3:6 (2 votes)

    For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered [him] with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

  • Jonah 3:8 (2 votes)

    But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that [is] in their hands.

  • 2 Kings 6:17 (2 votes)

    And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain [was] full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

  • Numbers 16:22 (2 votes)

    And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

  • 2 Kings 19:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.