But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
Surrounding context
21:29 For the tabernacle of the LORD and the altar of the burnt offering, which Moses had made in the wilderness, were at that time at the high place in Gibeon.
21:30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.