2 Samuel 24:24

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.

And the king {H4428} said {H559} unto Araunah {H728}, Nay; but I will surely {H7069} buy {H7069} it of thee at a price {H4242}: neither will I offer {H5927} burnt offerings {H5930} unto the LORD {H3068} my God {H430} of that which doth cost me nothing {H2600}. So David {H1732} bought {H7069} the threshingfloor {H1637} and the oxen {H1241} for fifty {H2572} shekels {H8255} of silver {H3701}.

But the king said to Aravnah, "No; I insist on buying it from you at a price. I refuse to offer to ADONAI my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing."So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for one-and-a-quarter pounds of silver shekels.

“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.

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.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:25

    So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

  • Malachi 1:12

    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.

  • Malachi 1:14

    But cursed [be] the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I [am] a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name [is] dreadful among the heathen.

  • 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.

  • Romans 12:17

    Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

  • 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.

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