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.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| angel | הַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ ha.mal.'Akh | H4397 | a messenger · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| out | וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ vai.yish.Lach | H7971 | to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| hand | יָד֨וֹ ya.Do | H3027 | a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| Jerusalem | יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ ye.ru.sha.Lim | H3389 | Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name |
| destroy | לְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒ le.sha.cha.Tah | H7843 | to decay · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular |
| LORD | יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh | H3068 | Jehovah · proper noun, a title |
| repented | וַיִּנָּ֤חֶם vai.yi.Na.chem | H5162 | properly · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| evil | הָ֣רָעָ֔ה ha.ra.'Ah | H7451 | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute |
| said | וַ֠יֹּאמֶר Vai.yo.mer | H559 | to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| angel | לַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ la.mal.'Akh | H4397 | a messenger · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| destroyed | הַמַּשְׁחִ֤ית ha.mash.Chit | H7843 | to decay · definite article + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular absolute |
| people | בָּעָם֙ ba.'Am | H5971 | a people (as a congregated unit) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| enough | רַ֔ב Rav | H7227 | abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine singular absolute |
| stay | הֶ֣רֶף He.ref | H7503 | to slacken (in many applications · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular |
| hand | יָדֶ֑ךָ ya.De.kha | H3027 | a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular |
| angel | וּמַלְאַ֤ךְ u.mal.'Akh | H4397 | a messenger · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct |
| LORD | יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh | H3068 | Jehovah · proper noun, a title |
| threshingplace | גֹּ֖רֶן Go.ren | H1637 | a threshing-floor (as made even) · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| Araunah | הָאֲרַ֥וְנָה ha.'Or.nah | H728 | Aravnah (or Arnijah or Ornah) · definite article + proper noun, a man's name |
| Jebusite | הַיְבֻסִֽי hay.vu.Si | H2983 | a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute |
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the Lord repented him of the evil--God is often described in Scripture as repenting when He ceased to pursue a course He had begun.
The angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem - By what means this destruction took place, we know not: it appears that an angel was employed in it, and that this minister of Divine justice actually appeared as an object. of sight; for it is said, Sa2 24:17, When David saw the angel that smote the people, he said, etc.; and both Ornan and his four sons saw him and were affrighted, Ch1 21:20. The threshing-place of Araunah - These threshing-places, we have already seen, were made in the open air. In the parallel place, Ch1 21:15, Ch1 21:20, etc., this person is called Ornan. The word that we render Araunah is written in this very chapter אורנה Auarnah, Sa2 24:16, ארניה Araniah, Sa2 24:18, א…
Read the whole note in the consoleAnd when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it,.... Which, as it was perhaps the last place where the people were numbered, it was the last to which the plague came: this angel appeared in an human form, standing "between the earth and the heaven"; in the midst of the heaven, in the air, right over Jerusalem: "having a drawn sword in his hand stretched over the city"; as is said in 1 Chronicles 21:16; which was done as a menace, and to inject terror into David and the inhabitants of the city, and to give them notice of what they must expect: the Lord repented him of the evil; he was inflicting, and now threatened Jerusalem with; having compassion on the place where t…
Read the whole note in the consoleDavid's heart, i.e., his conscience, smote him, after he had numbered the people, or had given orders for the census to be taken. Having now come to a knowledge of his sin, he prayed to the Lord for forgiveness, because he had acted foolishly. The sin consisted chiefly in the self-exaltation which had led to this step (see the introductory remarks). Sa2 24:11-13 When he rose up in the morning, after he had calmly reflected upon the matter during the night upon his bed, and had been brought to see the folly of his determination, the prophet Gad came to him by the command of God, pointed out to him his fault, and foretold the punishment that would come from God. "Shall seven years of famine co…
the Lord relented: God might stop his judgment when a third party intercedes for the intended target (Exod 32:12-14), when the sinful person repents (Jer 18:8), or simply because he decides to do so. • the death angel: Cp. Exod 12:23. • A threshing floor was an unwalled space where harvested grain was threshed and winnowed to separate the kernels from the chaff. Gideon encountered God at a threshing floor (Judg 6:37). Araunah’s threshing floor later became the site of the Temple (1 Chr 21:18–22:1; 2 Chr 3:1). • Araunah the Jebusite: Even though David had taken Jerusalem from the Jebusites (2 Sam 5:6-9), he had not eliminated them or driven them away.
The Yevusite. He was the chief officer of the Zion fortress the name of which is Yevusi.22Having formerly belonged to them, see earlier verses 5:6–5:9.
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