1 Chronicles 21:16

21:16 David looked up and saw the Lord’s messenger standing between the earth and sky with his sword drawn and in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. David and the leaders, covered with sackcloth, threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. ¹ 

1 Chronicles 21:26

21:26 David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings. ²  He called out to the Lord, and the Lord ³  responded by sending fire from the sky and consuming the burnt sacrifice on the altar.

[21:16]  ¹ tn Heb “and David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.”

[21:26]  ² tn Or “tokens of peace.”

[21:26]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.