1 Chronicles 21:30 - Common English Bible

but David couldn’t go there to seek God because he feared the sword of the LORD’s messenger.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

But David could not go before it to inquire of God; for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of Jehovah.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And David was unable to go to the altar, so that he might pray to God there. For he had been struck with an exceedingly great fear, seeing the sword of the Angel of the Lord.