The destroying angel had stayed his course outside Jerusalem. He stood upon Mount Moriah, "in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite." Directed by the prophet, David went to the mountain, and there built an altar to the Lord, "and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and He answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering." "So the Lord was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel."

Herrens engel var standset uden for Jerusalem. Han stod på Morija bjerg, "ved Jebusitten Ornans tærskeplads". På profetens opfordring gik David op på bjerget og byggede Herren et alter "og ofrede brændofre og takofre; og da han råbte til Herren, svarede Herren ham ved at lade ild falde ned fra himmelen på brændofferalteret". "Da forbarmede Herren sig over landet, og Israel blev friet for plagen."