KJV ORIGINAL
And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And the LORD commanded the angel, and the angel put his sword back into its sheath.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God commands His angel to stop the destruction and put away his weapon of judgment.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes at the end of God's judgment on Israel after King David sinfully counted his military forces, showing pride rather than trusting in God. A plague had been killing thousands of Israelites as punishment, but when David repented and offered sacrifices at the threshing floor of Ornan, God showed mercy and commanded the destroying angel to stop.
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