1 Chronicles 21:20 Parallel Translations
NASB: Now Ornan turned back and saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. And Ornan was threshing wheat. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: Now, Ornan had turned around and seen the Messenger. Ornan's four sons who were with him hid, but Ornan kept on threshing the wheat.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
ASV: And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons that were with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
BBE: And Ornan, turning back, saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him went to a secret place. Now Ornan was crushing his grain.
DBY: And Ornan turned back and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
ERV: And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons that were with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
JPS: And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons that were with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
WBS: And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
WEB: Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
YLT: And Ornan turneth back, and seeth the messenger, and his four sons are with him, hiding themselves, and Ornan is threshing wheat.
1 Chronicles 21:20 Cross References
XREF:1 Chronicles 21:19 So David went up at the word of Gad, which he spoke in the name of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 21:21 As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out from the threshing floor and prostrated himself before David with his face to the ground. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
GSB: 21:20 And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him {i} hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
(i) If man hides himself at the sight of an angel who is a creature, how much more as a sinner able to appear before the face of God?
WES: 21:20 Hid themselves - Because of the glory and majesty in which the angel appeared, which mens weak natures are not able to bear; and from the fear of God's vengeance which now seemed to be coming to their family.
MHC: 21:1-30 David's numbering the people. - No mention is made in this book of David's sin in the matter of Uriah, neither of the troubles that followed it: they had no needful connexion with the subjects here noted. But David's sin, in numbering the people, is related: in the atonement made for that sin, there was notice of the place on which the temple should be built. The command to David to build an altar, was a blessed token of reconciliation. God testified his acceptance of David's offerings on this altar. Thus Christ was made sin, and a curse for us; it pleased the Lord to bruise him, that through him, God might be to us, not a consuming Fire, but a reconciled God. It is good to continue attendance on those ordinances in which we have experienced the tokens of God's presence, and have found that he is with us of a truth. Here God graciously met me, therefore I will still expect to meet him.
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