27And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
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Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. …
Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-30)We have here the controversy concluded, and, upon David’s repentance, his peace made with God. Though thou wast angry with me, thy anger is turned away . 1. A stop was put to the progress of the execution, 1 Chron. 21:15. When David repented of the sin God repented of the judgment, and ordered the destroying angel to stay his hand and sheath his sword , 1 Chron. 21:27. 2. Direction was given to Da…
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