And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.
And when the angel reached out his hand over Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD changed his mind about the disaster and said to the destroying angel, 'That's enough! Stop what you're doing now.' The angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
God stops His judgment on Jerusalem when He sees that enough punishment has been given, showing His mercy even in the midst of discipline.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during a plague that God sent as punishment after King David conducted an unauthorized census of Israel's military forces. The plague had already killed 70,000 people throughout Israel when God's angel reached Jerusalem. The threshing floor of Araunah would later become the site where Solomon built the temple.
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