1 Chronicles 21:25
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.”
24 “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.”
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.
27 Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath.
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Compare
- BSB
- So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site.
- KJV
- So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
- WEB
- So David gave to Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place.
- ASV
- So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
- DARBY
- And David gave to Ornan for the place in shekels of gold the weight of six hundred [shekels].
- BLB
- And David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
- ÅB
- Så gav David Ornan for stedet seks hundre sekel gull etter vekt.
- OTB
- Så betalte David Ornan seks hundre sekel gull etter vekt for å kjøpe stedet.
- B1930
- Så gav David Ornan for stedet seks hundre sekel gull efter vekt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 24:24–25
“No,” replied the king, “I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
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