³² And the angel of Jehovah said to^▵ him, On· what ·account hast thou smitten thy she·​·donkey these three times? Behold, I^▵ went·​·out to be an opponent, for in·​·front·​·of Me thy way is evil.

¹⁶ And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.