2 Samuel 24:16

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The angel raised his arm over Jerusalem to destroy it. But the Lord felt very sorry about the bad things that had happened. The Lord said to the angel that destroyed the people, “That’s enough! Put down your arm.”The Lord’s angel was by the threshing floor [161] of Araunah [162] the Jebusite.

Cross References

Genesis 10:16

And Canaan was the father of the Jebusite people, the Amorite people, the Girgashite people,

Genesis 6:6

The Lord was sorry that he had made people on the earth. It made the Lord very sad in his heart.

2 Samuel 24:18

That day Gad came to David. Gad told David, “Go and build an altar [163] to the Lord on the threshing floor [164] of Araunah [165] the Jebusite.”

2 Samuel 5:8

That day David said to his men, “If you want to defeat the Jebusites, go up through the water shaft [25] and reach those ‘crippled and blind’ enemies.”

1 Kings 19:4

Then Elijah walked for a whole day into the desert. Elijah sat down under a bush. He asked to die. Elijah said, “I have had enough, Lord! Let me die. I am no better than my ancestors. [210] ”

2 Kings 19:35

That night, the angel of the Lord went out and killed 185,000 people in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up in the morning, they saw all the dead bodies.

1 Chronicles 1:14

the Jebusite people, the Amorite people, the Girgashite people,

2 Chronicles 3:1

Solomon began building the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [22]} at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah. Mount Moriah is the place where the Lord came to David, Solomon’s father. Solomon built the temple on the place that David had made ready. This place was at the threshing floor {\cf2\super [23]} that had belonged to Araunah {\cf2\super [24]} the Jebusite.

2 Chronicles 32:21

Then the Lord sent an angel to the king of Assyria’s camp. That angel killed all the soldiers and the leaders and the officers in the Assyrian army. So the king of Assyria went back home to his own country, and his people were ashamed of him. He went into the temple of his god and some of his own sons killed him there with a sword.

Psalm 135:14

The Lord punished the nations.\par But the Lord was kind to his servants.\par

Psalm 35:6

Lord, make their road dark and slippery.\par Let the Lord’s angel chase them.\par

Psalm 78:38

But God was merciful.\par He forgave them for their sins.\par And he did not destroy them.\par Many times God controlled his anger.\par He didn‘t let himself become too angry.\par

Psalm 90:13

Lord, always come back to us.\par Be kind to your servants.\par

Exodus 12:13

But the blood on your houses will be a special sign. When I see the blood, I will pass over [66] your house. I will cause bad things to happen to the people of Egypt. But none of those bad diseases will hurt you.

Exodus 12:23

At the time the Lord goes through Egypt to kill the firstborn, the Lord will see the blood on the sides and tops of the door frames. Then the Lord will protect [72] that house. The Lord will not let the Destroyer come into your houses and hurt you.

Exodus 32:14

So the Lord felt sorry {for the people}. The Lord did not do the thing that he said he might do—he did not destroy the people.

Exodus 9:28

The hail and thunder from God are too much! Ask God to stop the storm and I will let you go. You don’t have to stay here.”

Isaiah 27:8

The Lord will settle his argument with Israel by sending her far away. The Lord will speak harshly to Israel. His words will burn like the hot desert wind.

Isaiah 57:16

I will not continue fighting forever.\par I will not always be angry.\par If I continued to be angry,\par then man’s spirit\par —the life I gave them—\par would die in front of me.\par

Jeremiah 26:19

“Hezekiah was the king of Judah. And Hezekiah didn’t kill Micah. None of the people of Judah killed Micah. You know that Hezekiah respected the Lord. He wanted to please the Lord. The Lord had said he would do bad things to Judah. But Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, and the Lord changed his mind. The Lord didn’t do those bad things. If we hurt Jeremiah, then we will bring many troubles on ourselves. And those troubles will be our own fault.”

Jeremiah 42:10

‘If you people will stay in Judah, I will make you strong—I will not destroy you. I will plant you, and I will not pull you up. I will do this because I am sad about the terrible things that I made happen to you.

Amos 7:3

Then the Lord changed his mind about this. The Lord said, “That thing will not happen.”

Amos 7:6

Then the Lord changed his mind about this. The Lord God said, “That thing will not happen either.”

Habakkuk 3:2

Lord, I have heard the news about you.\par Lord, I am amazed at the powerful things\par that you did in the past.\par Now I pray that you will do great things\par in our time.\par Please make those things happen\par in our own days.\par But in your excitement, remember to show mercy to us.\par SELAH {\cf2\super [12]} \par

Zechariah 9:7

They will no longer eat meat with the blood still in it or any other forbidden food. Any Philistine left living will become a part of my people—they will be just one more family group in Judah. The people of Ekron will become a part of my people, just like the Jebusite people did. I will protect my country.

Mark 14:41

After Jesus prayed a third time, he went back to his followers. Jesus said to them, “You are still sleeping and resting? That’s enough! The time has come for the Son of Man {\cf2\super [208]} to be given to sinful people.

Acts 12:23

Herod \{accepted this praise and\} did not give the glory to God. So an angel of the Lord caused him to become sick. He was eaten by worms inside him, and he died.

1 Corinthians 10:10

And don’t complain like some of those people did. Those people were killed by the angel that destroys.

2 Corinthians 2:6

The punishment that most of your group gave him is enough for him.

Joshua 15:63

The army of Judah was not able to force out the Jebusite people living in Jerusalem. So today there are still Jebusite people living among the people of Judah in Jerusalem.

Judges 1:21

The family group of Benjamin could not force the Jebusite people to leave Jerusalem. So even today, [12] the Jebusite people live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem.

Judges 19:11

The day was almost over. They were near the city of Jebus. So the servant said to his master, the Levite [149] man, “Let’s stop at this Jebusite city. Let’s stay the night here.”

1 Samuel 15:11

The Lord said, “Saul has stopped following me. So I am sorry that I made Saul king. He is not doing what I tell him.” Samuel became angry and cried to the Lord all night.