1Ch 21:20 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 20. Ornan turned back, and saw the angel ] The Septuagint say, And Orna turned , καιειδετονβασιλεα, and saw the KING . The Syriac and Arabic say, David saw the angel ; and do not mention Ornan in this place. Houbigant translates the same reading hammalech, the king , for hammalach, the angel , and vindicates his version from the parallel place, , where it is said, he saw David : but there is no word of his seeing the angel . But the seeing David is mentioned in ; though Houbigant supposes that the 20th verse refers to his seeing the king while he was at a distance ; the 21st, to his seeing him when he came into the threshing-floor . In the first instance he and his sons were afraid when they saw the king coming, and this caused them to hide themselves; but when he came into the threshing-floor, they were obliged to appear before him. One of Kennicott's MSS. has the king , instead of the angel . Some learned men contend for the former reading.

‏ 1 Chronicles 21:20

Verse 20. Ornan turned back, and saw the angel] The Septuagint say, And Orna turned, καιειδετονβασιλεα, and saw the KING. The Syriac and Arabic say, David saw the angel; and do not mention Ornan in this place. Houbigant translates the same reading hammalech, the king, for hammalach, the angel, and vindicates his version from the parallel place, 2Sa 24:20, where it is said, he saw David: but there is no word of his seeing the angel. But the seeing David is mentioned in 1Ch 21:21; though Houbigant supposes that the 20th verse refers to his seeing the king while he was at a distance; the 21st, to his seeing him when he came into the threshing-floor. In the first instance he and his sons were afraid when they saw the king coming, and this caused them to hide themselves; but when he came into the threshing-floor, they were obliged to appear before him. One of Kennicott's MSS. has the king, instead of the angel. Some learned men contend for the former reading.