And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
Ornan turned around and saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. Ornan had been threshing wheat at the time.
This verse shows Ornan and his sons encountering God's angel while doing their daily farm work, with the sons hiding in fear while Ornan looked directly at the heavenly messenger.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, King David had ordered a census of Israel, which displeased God and led to a plague being sent upon the land as a form of judgment. As the angel of destruction approached Jerusalem, Ornan, a Jebusite farmer, was busy threshing wheat on his threshing floor when he suddenly turned and saw the angel. This moment underscores the immediate fear and reverence people felt in the presence of divine intervention during ancient times.
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