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God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, Yahweh saw, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay your hand. The angel of Yahweh was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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God's Mercy Says 'Enough'

Commentators like Charles Spurgeon highlight that this verse powerfully displays God's mercy. Even as the angel was poised to execute a just judgment on Jerusalem, God intervened. His declaration, "It is enough," shows that His compassion can halt punishment, reminding believers that He does not deal with us as our sins deserve.

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1 Chronicles

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Chronicles 21:15

19th Century

Bishop

And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. —The reading of Samuel is probably right, And the angel stretched o…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On 1 Chronicles 21:15–16

19th Century

Preacher

And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. And David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD stand b…

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Chronicles 21:15

17th Century

Pastor

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Chronicles 21:1–30

17th Century

Minister

No mention is made in this book of David's sin in the matter of Uriah, nor of the troubles that followed it, for they had no necessary connection w…