21:15 God sent an angel22 to ravage23 Jerusalem. As he was doing so,24 the Lord watched25 and relented from26 his judgment.27 He told the angel who was destroying, “That’s enough!28 Stop now!”29
Now the Lord’s angel was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan30 the Jebusite.
tn In the parallel text in 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (’aravna’, “Aravna”), traditionally “Araunah.” The form of the name found here also occurs in vv. 18–28.