"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. Context 24However, the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price, for I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God which cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 25David built there an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Thus the LORD was moved by prayer for the land, and the plague was held back from Israel. Links 2 Samuel 24:24 NIV2 Samuel 24:24 NLT 2 Samuel 24:24 ESV 2 Samuel 24:24 NASB 2 Samuel 24:24 KJV 2 Samuel 24:24 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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