The sword above Jerusalem

The Census, the Plague, and Ornan’s Altar · 1 Chronicles 21

Story guide: David sees the angel’s drawn sword above Jerusalem and falls in sackcloth. Unspecified appearances and settings provide contextual imagery; Scripture remains the source.

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16David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between the earth and the heavens, with his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered in sackcloth, fell on their faces.

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