What does 1 Chronicles 21:30 mean?

1 Chronicles 21:30 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

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1 Chronicles 21:30 Meaning

But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

Context Explained

28At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.

29For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.

30But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

Key Themes

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Source: 1 Chronicles 21:30