1 Chronicles 21:30 in the World English Bible
But David couldn’t go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid because of the sword of the LORD’s angel.
Context
29 For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
30 But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.