1 Chronicles 21:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

David saw the LORD's angel in the air, holding a sword over Jerusalem. He and the leaders of Israel, who were all wearing sackcloth, bowed with their faces to the ground,

Cross References

Genesis 3:24

Then God put winged creatures at the entrance to the garden and a flaming, flashing sword to guard the way to the life-giving tree.

2 Kings 19:1

As soon as Hezekiah heard the news, he tore off his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. Then he went into the temple of the LORD.

2 Kings 6:17

Then he prayed, “LORD, please help him to see.” And the LORD let the servant see that the hill was covered with fiery horses and flaming chariots all around Elisha.

Ezekiel 9:8

I was then alone, so I bowed down and cried out to the LORD, “Why are you doing this? Are you so angry at the people of Jerusalem that everyone must die?”

Numbers 14:5

Moses and Aaron bowed down to pray in front of the crowd.

Numbers 16:22

But the two men bowed down and prayed, “Our God, you gave these people life. Why would you punish everyone here when only one man has sinned?”

Numbers 22:23

When Balaam's donkey saw the angel standing there with a sword, it walked off the road and into an open field. Balaam had to beat the donkey to get it back on the road.

Numbers 22:31

Just then, the LORD let Balaam see the angel standing in the road, holding a sword, and Balaam bowed down.

Judges 13:20

The fire blazed up towards the sky, and the LORD's angel went up towards heaven in the fire. Manoah and his wife bowed down low when they saw what happened.