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 21:27

21:27 The Lord ordered the messenger ²  to put his sword back into its sheath.

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

[21:27]  ² tn Heb “spoke to the messenger.”