1 Chronicles 21:20 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

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.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

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

This takes place during God's judgment on Israel after David's sinful census of the people. The angel of the Lord was sent to bring a plague upon the land, and appeared at the threshing floor of Ornan (also called Araunah) the Jebusite. Threshing floors were elevated, open areas where grain was separated from wheat stalks, often located outside city walls.

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