1 Chronicles 21:20

What does 1 Chronicles 21:20 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 21:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Ornan, turning back, saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him went to a secret place. Now Ornan was crushing his grain.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Ornan turneth back, and seeth the messenger, and his four sons <FI>are<Fi> with him, hiding themselves, and Ornan is threshing wheat.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Now when Ornan looked up, and saw the angel, he and his four sons hid themselves: for at that time he was thrashing wheat in the floor.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.19And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of Jehovah.

v.20This passage

v.21And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing-floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 6:11

    And the angel of Jehovah came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

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