David feared the Lord that day and said, ‘How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me? ’
1 Chronicles 21:30 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised but David could not go before it to enquire of God, because he was terrified of the sword of the Lord’s angel. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) But David could not go before it to inquire of God; for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of Jehovah. Common English Bible but David couldn’t go there to seek God because he feared the sword of the LORD’s messenger. Catholic Public Domain Version And David was unable to go to the altar, so that he might pray to God there. For he had been struck with an exceedingly great fear, seeing the sword of the Angel of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David could not go to the altar there to pray to God: for he was seized with an exceeding great fear, seeing the sword of the angel of the Lord. |
David feared the Lord that day and said, ‘How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me? ’
David feared God that day and said, ‘How can I ever bring the ark of God to me? ’
When David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, covered in sackcloth, fell face down.
The tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were at the high place in Gibeon,
Then David said, ‘This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.’
When I think about it, I am terrified and my body trembles in horror.
Therefore I am terrified in his presence; when I consider this, I am afraid of him.
Who should not fear you, King of the nations? It is what you deserve. For among all the wise people of the nations and among all their kingdoms, there is no one like you.
Do you not fear me? This is the Lord’s declaration. Do you not tremble before me, the one who set the sand as the boundary of the sea, an enduring barrier that it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar, but cannot pass over it.
‘And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you except to fear the Lord your God by walking in all his ways, to love him, and to worship the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul?
When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me and said, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
Lord, who will not fear and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All the nations will come and worship before you because your righteous acts have been revealed.