1 Chronicles 21:16
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.
Cross-reference
In 1 Chronicles 21:12, the three-day pestilence is described as 'the sword of the Lord' — here that sword appears in the angel's hand.
In 1 Chronicles 21:27, the angel sheathes his sword when the plague ends — the same sword raised against Jerusalem here.
In 1 Chronicles 21:30, David's fear of the angel's sword keeps him from Gibeon — directly tied to the sword seen here.
Genesis 3:24 has cherubim with a flaming sword guarding Eden—another image of a sword-wielding angelic being enforcing judgment.
Numbers 22:31 has Balaam see the angel of the LORD with a drawn sword—virtually identical to David's vision here.
Joshua 5:13 depicts a man with a drawn sword—the commander of the LORD’s army—paralleling the angelic warrior in this verse.
In 2 Kings 6:17, Elisha's servant's eyes are opened to see the heavenly army — mirroring David's vision of the angel, both revealing hidden spiritual realities.
Numbers 22:23 features an angel of the Lord with drawn sword, identical imagery to the angel here. Both use the same dramatic symbol of divine judgment.
2 Samuel 24:16 is the parallel account of the same event—the angel's hand restrained over Jerusalem. It adds the detail of the Lord relenting.
2 Samuel 24:17 records David's prayer of confession, paralleling his response here. Both show David taking responsibility and pleading for the people.
2 Kings 19:35 describes an angel of the Lord striking the Assyrian army. Here an angel with drawn sword threatens Jerusalem—both are acts of divine judgment via angel.
In Isaiah 37:36, an angel strikes down the Assyrian army — another instance of an angel executing divine judgment.