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15 God also sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as he was about to do so, the Lord looked and withdrew[a] the calamity by saying to the destroying angel, “Enough! Stop what you’re doing!”[b]

So the angel of the Lord remained standing near the threshing floor that belonged to Ornan[c] the Jebusite.[d]

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  1. 1 Chronicles 21:15 Or and relented concerning
  2. 1 Chronicles 21:15 Lit. Stay your hand
  3. 1 Chronicles 21:15 Ornan was also known as Araunah; cf. 2Sam 24:16
  4. 1 Chronicles 21:15 I.e. a descendant of Canaan’s third son (cf. Gen 10:15-16); Jebusites were native to Jebus, the ancient name of the city of Jerusalem

15 And God sent an angel(A) to destroy Jerusalem.(B) But as the angel was doing so, the Lord saw it and relented(C) concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was destroying(D) the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunah[a] the Jebusite.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 21:15 Hebrew Ornan, a variant of Araunah; also in verses 18-28