David orders a census. The census makes Yahweh angry so Gad the prophet tells David that Yahweh has given David three options of punishment. David chooses the pestilence option, and so an angel duly goes out and starts killing people. When the angel approaches Jerusalem, Yahweh commands the angel to stop. David buys the land where the angel halted from its owner, Araunah, and builds an altar upon it.
PEOPLE: יהוה YHVH God - Israelites - David - Joab - Gad - Angel of the Lord - Araunah
PLACES: Israel - Dan - Beersheba - Jordan River - Aroer - River of Gad - Jazer - Gilead - Tahtimhodshi - Danjaan - Zidon - Tyre - Jerusalem
RELATED ARTICLES: Hivites - Canaanites - Jerusalem - Angel - Jebusite - Korban - Shekel
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