1Ch 21:15 | NET2full | STEP | God sent an angel to ravage Jerusalem . As he was doing so , the Lord watched and relented from his judgment . He told the angel who was destroying , “That’s enough ! Stop now !” Now the angel of the Lord was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite .

‏ 1 Chronicles 21:15

15 God sent an angel ^{▼▼tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 24:15 reports that God sent a plague, while 24:16-17 attributes this to the instrumentality of an angel.} to ravage ^{▼▼tn Or “destroy.”} Jerusalem. As he was doing so, ^{▼▼tn Heb “while he was destroying.”} the Lord watched ^{▼▼tn Or “saw.”} and relented from ^{▼▼tn Or “was grieved because of.”} his judgment. ^{▼▼tn Heb “concerning the calamity.”} He told the angel who was destroying, “That’s enough! ^{▼▼tn For this nuance of the Hebrew word רַב (rav), see BDB 913 s.v. 1.f.} Stop now!” ^{▼▼tn Heb “Now, drop your hand.”}

Now the angel of the Lord was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan ^{▼▼tn In the parallel text in 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (ʾaravnaʾ, “Aravna”), traditionally “Araunah.” The form of the name found here also occurs in vv. 18-28.} the Jebusite.