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1 Chronicles 21:24

DavidOrnan
GenerosityPraise and worshipIntegrityMoney and wealth

22 Then David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”

23 Ornan said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever seems good. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering—I will give it all.”

“No,” replied King David, “I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”

25 So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site.

26 And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

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BSB
“No,” replied King David, “I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
KJV
And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
WEB
King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will most certainly buy it for the full price. For I will not take that which is yours for the LORD, nor offer a burnt offering that costs me nothing.”
ASV
And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for Jehovah, nor offer a burnt-offering without cost.
DARBY
And king David said to Ornan, No; but I will in any case buy [them] for the full money; for I will not take that which is thine for Jehovah, to offer up a burnt-offering without cost.
BLB
And King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will surely buy [it] for the full price; for I will not take what is yours for YHWH, so as to offer a burnt offering without cost.”
ÅB
Men kong David svarte: Nei, jeg vil kjøpe det for full pris; jeg vil ikke ta til Herren det som ditt er, og ofre brennoffere som jeg har fått for intet.
OTB
Men kong David sa til Ornan:
"Nei, men jeg vil kjøpe det for full pris;
for jeg vil ikke ta det som er ditt for Herren,
heller ikke ofre et brennoffer som ikke koster meg noe."
B1930
Men kong David svarte: Nei, jeg vil kjøpe det for full pris; jeg vil ikke ta til Herren det som ditt er, og ofre brennoffere som jeg har fått for intet.

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  • Deuteronomy 16:16–17

    Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.

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  • Genesis 23:13

    and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”

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  • Genesis 14:23

    that I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a sandal, or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

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  • Malachi 1:12–14

    “But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’

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