1 Chronicles 21:30 KJV — MannaFest

1 Chronicles 21:30

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.

KJV

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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.

WEB

but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

YLT

and David is not able to go before it to seek God, for he hath been afraid because of the sword of the messenger of Jehovah.

DBT

But David could not go before it to inquire ofGod; for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of Jehovah.

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1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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Joshua 5:13
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
Revelation 1:17
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Hebrews 12:28–29
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
Revelation 15:4
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Job 21:6
Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.

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But God sees not as man sees. It is plain it was wrong in David to do it, and a great provocation to God, because he did it in the pride of his heart; and there is no sin that has in it more of contradiction and therefore more of offence to God than pride. The sin was David's; he alone must bear the blame of it.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The symbols of unity were not so much insisted on as unity itself. Nay, when the present distress was over (as it should seem), David, as long as he lived, sacrificed there, though the altar at Gibeon was still kept up; for God had owned the sacrifices that were here offered and had testified his acceptance of them,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Afraid - When he saw the angel stand with his drawn sword over Jerusalem, he durst not go away to Gibeon, lest the angel in the mean time should destroy Jerusalem: for the prevention whereof he thought it proper to worship God in that place, which he had consecrated by his special presence and acceptance.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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