Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels of silver for them. New Living Translation But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it, for I will not present burnt offerings to the LORD my God that have cost me nothing.” So David paid him fifty pieces of silver for the threshing floor and the oxen. English Standard Version But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. Berean Standard Bible “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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God with that which costs me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. New American Standard Bible However, the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will certainly buy it from you for a price; for I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. NASB 1995 However, 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. NASB 1977 However, 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. Legacy Standard Bible However, 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 Yahweh my God which cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. Amplified Bible But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will certainly buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God which cost me nothing.” So David purchased the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. Christian Standard Bible The king answered Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for twenty ounces of silver. Holman Christian Standard Bible The king answered Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for 20 ounces of silver. American Standard Version And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will verily buy it of thee at a price; neither will I offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah my God which cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And David said to Aran: “I buy from you for a price and I do not offer to LORD JEHOVAH my God a burnt offering that is without cost.” And David bought the granary of the garden and oxen for fifty shekels Brenton Septuagint Translation And the king said to Orna, Nay, but I will surely buy it of thee at a fair price, and I will not offer to the Lord my God a whole-burnt-offering for nothing. So David purchased the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. Contemporary English Version But David answered, "No! I have to pay you what they're worth. I can't offer the LORD my God a sacrifice that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing place and the oxen for 50 pieces of silver. Douay-Rheims Bible And the king answered him, and said: Nay, but I will buy it of thee at a price, and I will not offer to the Lord my God holocausts free cost. So David bought the floor, and the oxen, for fifty sicles of silver: English Revised Version And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will verily buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God which cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. GOD'S WORD® Translation "No!" the king said to Araunah. "I must buy it from you at a [fair] price. I won't offer the LORD my God burnt sacrifices that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for 11/4 pounds of silver. Good News Translation But the king answered, "No, I will pay you for it. I will not offer to the LORD my God sacrifices that have cost me nothing." And he bought the threshing place and the oxen for fifty pieces of silver. International Standard Version "No!" the king replied to Araunah. "I will buy them from you at full price. I won't offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for 50 silver shekels, JPS Tanakh 1917 And the king said unto Araunah: 'Nay; but I will verily buy it of thee at a price; neither will I offer burnt-offerings unto the LORD my God which cost me nothing.' So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. Literal Standard Version And the king says to Araunah, “No, for I surely buy from you for a price, and I do not cause burnt-offerings to ascend to my God YHWH for nothing”; and David buys the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver, Majority Standard Bible “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. New American Bible The king, however, replied to Araunah, “No, I will buy it from you at the proper price, for I cannot sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty silver shekels. NET Bible But the king said to Araunah, "No, I insist on buying it from you! I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt sacrifices that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty pieces of silver. New Revised Standard Version But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy them from you for a price; I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. New Heart English Bible The king said to Araunah, "No; but I will most certainly buy it from you for a price. 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. Webster's Bible Translation And the king said to Araunah, No; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt-offerings to the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. World English Bible The king said to Araunah, “No, but I will most certainly buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to Yahweh my God which cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. Young's Literal Translation And the king saith unto Araunah, 'Nay, for I do surely buy from thee for a price, and I do not cause to ascend to Jehovah my God burnt-offerings for nought;' and David buyeth the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Builds an Altar…23O king, Araunah gives all these to the king.” He also said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.” 24“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. 25And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 21:24 "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." 1 Chronicles 21:25 So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site. Malachi 1:13 You also say: 'Oh, what a nuisance!' And you turn up your nose at it," says the LORD of Hosts. "You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?" asks the LORD. Malachi 1:14 "But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King," says the LORD of Hosts, "and My name is to be feared among the nations. Treasury of Scripture And the king said to Araunah, No; but I will surely buy it of you at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God of that which does cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. Nay Genesis 23:13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. 1 Chronicles 21:24 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. Malachi 1:12-14 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible… So David 1 Chronicles 21:25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. 1 Chronicles 22:1 Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel. Jump to Previous Araunah Bought Burnt Buy Cost David Fifty Floor Offer Offerings Oxen Price Shekels Silver Surely Threshing Threshingfloor Threshing-Floor VerilyJump to Next Araunah Bought Burnt Buy Cost David Fifty Floor Offer Offerings Oxen Price Shekels Silver Surely Threshing Threshingfloor Threshing-Floor Verily2 Samuel 24 1. David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people5. The captains, in nine months and twenty days, gather 1,300,000 fighting men 10. David repents, and having three plagues proposed by God, chooses pestilence 15. After the death of 70,000, David by prayer prevents the destruction of Jerusalem 18. David, by God's direction, purchases Araunah's threshing floor; 25. and the plague stops (24) Of that which cost me nothing.--The principle on which David acted is that which essentially underlies all true sacrifice and all real giving to God. For fifty shekels of silver.--This sum is expressly said to cover the cost both of the ground and of the oxen, and seems very small. In 1Chronicles 21:25, it reads "six hundred shekels of gold by weight." One of the most ingenious propositions for the reconciliation of the two statements is that our text speaks of fifty shekels, not of silver but of money, and that Chronicles means that these were of gold, in value equal to 600 shekels of silver. But the explanation is quite inconsistent with the text in both places. In one of them the statement of price must have been altered in transcription. In the entire uncertainty as to the extent of the purchase of Araunah (the whole hill of Moriah, or only a part), and of the value of land in the locality and at the time, it is impossible to decide between the two. Verses 24, 25. - David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. In 1 Chronicles 21:25, "So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight." There is a superficial, but no real discrepancy between these two narratives. David gave the fifty shekels for the immediate use of the place, and for the oxen and implements. He had no idea at the time of permanently occupying it, and probably the note in the LXX., interpolated by scribes from the margin into the text, is true, "And Solomon added to the altar afterwards, for it was small at the first." It was a small altar hurriedly put together for the purpose of offering one sacrifice; and fifty shekels would be full compensation. But the sacrifice had hallowed the spot, and, when finally it was selected as the site for the temple, David bought the whole area and all that Araunah possessed there. Fifty shekels of silver would be about £9; six hundred shekels of gold would be about £1500; so that there is no comparison between the two sums. But the precious metals were worth very much more in David's time than in ours, so that the smaller sum was adequate compensation for David's first acquisition, while the larger implies the purchase of an extensive and valuable estate. Substantially the fuller narrative in Chronicles agrees with this. David refuses to sacrifice of that which cost him nothing, and must therefore have at once paid for what he took. But When God accepted his offering, and answered him by fire from heaven, then David said, "This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel." And as the Chronicler has in view throughout the selection of the site for the temple, he naturally mentions its full cost. In the Book of Samuel this purpose is not expressly mentioned, and the narrative closes with the forgiveness of the sin both of David and his people. Jehovah was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed. But this sudden smiting down of so large a host humbled both king and people, and their eagerness for war and their lust of empire ceased. ? DEO GLORIA.
Hebrew “No,”לֹ֚א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no replied וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the king, הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king “I insist on paying קָנ֨וֹ (qā·nōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own a price, בִּמְחִ֔יר (bim·ḥîr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4242: Price, payment, wages for I will not וְלֹ֧א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no offer אַעֲלֶ֛ה (’a·‘ă·leh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to the LORD לַיהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel my God אֱלֹהַ֖י (’ĕ·lō·hay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative burnt offerings עֹל֣וֹת (‘ō·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering that cost me nothing.” חִנָּ֑ם (ḥin·nām) Adverb Strong's 2600: Gratis, devoid of cost, reason, advantage So David דָּוִ֤ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse bought וַיִּ֨קֶן (way·yi·qen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own the threshing floor הַגֹּ֙רֶן֙ (hag·gō·ren) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1637: A threshing-floor, open area and the oxen הַבָּקָ֔ר (hab·bā·qār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1241: Beef cattle, ox, a herd for fifty חֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ (ḥă·miš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 2572: Fifty shekels שְׁקָלִ֥ים (šə·qā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard of silver. בְּכֶ֖סֶף (bə·ḵe·sep̄) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money 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 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 24:24 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 24:24 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 24:24 French Bible 2 Samuel 24:24 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 24:24 The king said to Araunah No (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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