Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then the LORD spoke to the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath. New Living Translation Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put the sword back into its sheath. English Standard Version Then the LORD commanded the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath. Berean Standard Bible Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath. King James Bible And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof. New King James Version So the LORD commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath. New American Standard Bible The LORD commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath. NASB 1995 The LORD commanded the angel, and he put his sword back in its sheath. NASB 1977 And the LORD commanded the angel, and he put his sword back in its sheath. Legacy Standard Bible Then Yahweh spoke to the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath. Amplified Bible Then the LORD commanded the [avenging] angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath. Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD spoke to the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD spoke to the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath. American Standard Version And Jehovah commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof. Contemporary English Version Then the LORD commanded the angel to put the sword away. English Revised Version And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof. GOD'S WORD® Translation So the LORD spoke to the Messenger, and he put his sword back in its scabbard. Good News Translation The LORD told the angel to put his sword away, and the angel obeyed. International Standard Version After this, the LORD spoke to the angel, who then sheathed his sword. Majority Standard Bible Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath. NET Bible The LORD ordered the messenger to put his sword back into its sheath. New Heart English Bible The LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into its sheath. Webster's Bible Translation And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into its sheath. World English Bible Then Yahweh commanded the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd YHWH speaks to the messenger, and he turns back his sword to its sheath. Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah saith to the messenger, and he turneth back his sword unto its sheath. Smith's Literal Translation And Jehovah will say to the messenger, and he will turn back his sword to its sheath. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the Lord commanded the angel: and he put up his sword again into the sheath. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord instructed the Angel, and he turned his sword back into its sheath. New American Bible Then the LORD gave orders to the angel to return his sword to its sheath. New Revised Standard Version Then the LORD commanded the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the LORD commanded the angel; and he put back his sword again into its sheath. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And LORD JEHOVAH said to the Angel when he saw: “Return your sword to its sheath.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword back into the sheath thereof. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord spoke to the angel; and he put up the sword into its sheath. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Builds an Altar…26And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. 27Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath. 28At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifices there.… Cross References 2 Samuel 24:25 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. Genesis 22:11-12 Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. / “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.” Exodus 12:13 The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. Numbers 16:48 He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted. 2 Kings 19:35 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! Psalm 103:20 Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command. Daniel 6:22 My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.” Zechariah 3:1-2 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?” Matthew 26:53 Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? Luke 22:43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him. Acts 12:7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. Hebrews 1:14 Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? Revelation 7:1-3 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree. / And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: / “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” Revelation 9:14-15 saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” / So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. Genesis 19:15-17 At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.” / But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them. / As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!” Treasury of Scripture And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof. the Lord 1 Chronicles 21:15,16 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… 2 Samuel 24:16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. Psalm 103:20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. he put 1 Chronicles 21:12,20 Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me… Jeremiah 47:6 O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. Ezekiel 21:30 Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. Jump to Previous Angel Commanded Cover Messenger Orders Sheath Sword Thereof TurnethJump to Next Angel Commanded Cover Messenger Orders Sheath Sword Thereof Turneth1 Chronicles 21 1. David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people5. The number of the people being brought, David repents of it 9. David having three plagues proposed by God, chooses the pestilence 14. After the death of 70,000, David by repentance prevents the destruction of Jerusalem 18. David, by Gad's direction, purchases Ornan's threshing floor; 26. where having built an altar, God gives a sign of his favor by fire. 28. David sacrifices there, being restrained from Gibeon by fear of the angel Then the LORD spoke This phrase emphasizes the direct communication between God and His heavenly messengers. The Hebrew word for "LORD" here is "Yahweh," the covenant name of God, signifying His eternal presence and faithfulness. The act of God speaking underscores His sovereign authority and control over all events. In the context of 1 Chronicles 21, God’s communication is pivotal, as it marks the cessation of the plague upon Israel, demonstrating His mercy and responsiveness to repentance. to the angel who put his sword back into its sheath Sheath (n?d?n).--A word only found here. A very similar term is applied to the body as the sheath of the soul in Daniel 7:15; viz., the Aramaic, nidneh, which should, perhaps, be read here. 1Chronicles 21:28 to 1Chronicles 22:1. These concluding remarks are not read in Samuel, but the writer, no doubt, found some basis for them in his special source. They tell us how it was that Oman's threshingfloor became recognised as a permanent sanctuary, and the site ordained for the future Temple. They thus form a transition to the account of David's preparations for the building (1Chronicles 22:2-19). . . . Hebrew Then the LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel spoke וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to the angel, לַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ (lam·mal·’āḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel who put his sword חַרְבּ֖וֹ (ḥar·bōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword back וַיָּ֥שֶׁב (way·yā·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to its sheath. נְדָנָֽהּ׃ (nə·ḏā·nāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5084: A sheath Links 1 Chronicles 21:27 NIV1 Chronicles 21:27 NLT 1 Chronicles 21:27 ESV 1 Chronicles 21:27 NASB 1 Chronicles 21:27 KJV 1 Chronicles 21:27 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 21:27 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 21:27 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 21:27 French Bible 1 Chronicles 21:27 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 21:27 Yahweh commanded the angel (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |