1 Chronicles 21:25
23 And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
24 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.
So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
26 And David built there an altar unto 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.
27 And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
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