1 Chronicles 21:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 21:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 21:20 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat. And ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 21:20 — KJV
“And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat. And Ornan...: or, When Ornan turned back and saw the angel, then he and his four sons with him hid themselves”
— 1 Chronicles 21:20 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 21:20 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 21:20
“When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 21:20: saw, hid, themselves
“And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. Araunah: also called, Ornan”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 21:20: ornan, angel, now
“And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. Ornan: also called, Araunah”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 21:20: ornan, angel, now
“Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 21:20: ornan, angel, threshing
“At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 21:20: ornan, saw, threshing
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