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.
Psalm 34:7 - Easy To Read Version The Lord’s angel builds a camp\par around the people that follow him.\par The Lord’s angel protects those people.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [who revere and worship Him with awe] and each of them He delivers. [Ps. 18:1; 145:20.] American Standard Version (1901) The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them. Common English Bible On every side, the LORD’s messenger protects those who honor God; and he delivers them. Catholic Public Domain Version For, without cause, they have concealed their snare for me unto destruction. Over nothing, they have rebuked my soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For without cause they have hidden their net for me unto destruction: without cause they have upbraided my soul. |
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.
Then Elisha prayed and said, “Lord, I ask you, open my servant’s eyes so he can see.”
God, I called to you for help.\par And you answered me!\par You gave me strength.\par
Lord, you are all around me—\par in front and in back of me.\par You gently put your hand on me.\par
\{God says,\}\par “Call for me when you have troubles!\par I will help you.\par And then you can honor me.”\par
God will command his angels for you,\par and they will protect you\par wherever you go.\par
“You must never do anything bad to women whose husbands are dead or to children without parents.
Someone might give you his coat as a promise that he will pay you the money he owes you. But you must give that coat back to him before the sun goes down.
My God sent his angel to save me. The angel closed the lions’ mouths. The lions have not hurt me because my God knows I am innocent. I never did anything wrong to you, king.”
I will not let enemy armies pass through it. I will not let them hurt my people any more. With my own eyes I saw how much my people suffered \{in the past\}.”
“Be careful. Don’t think these little children are worth nothing. I tell you that these children have angels in heaven. And those angels are always with my Father in heaven.
Later, Lazarus died. The angels took Lazarus and placed him in the arms of Abraham. {\cf2\super [265]} The rich man also died and was buried.
All the angels are spirits who serve God and are sent to help those people who will receive salvation.