2 Samuel 24:23

The whole, did Araunah give, as a king to a king. And Araunah said unto the king, Yahweh thy God, accept thee!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.

In Context

22Then said Araunah unto David, Let my lord the king accept it and cause to ascend what is good in his own eyes,—see! the oxen for the ascending-sacrifice, and the threshing-sledges and ox-yokes for wood.

24But the king said unto Araunah—Nay! but I will, buy, it of thee, for a price, and will not cause to ascend unto Yahweh my God, offerings that have cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor, and the oxen, for fifty shekels of silver;

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Cross References

Psalms 20:3Remember every present of thine, and, thine ascending-sacrifice, esteem. [Selah.]

Psalms 45:16Instead of thy fathers, be thy sons, Thou shalt make them rulers in all the earth.

Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar, shall be gathered unto thee, The rams of Nebaioth, shall wait upon thee,—They shall come up, with acceptance, on mine altar, And my beautiful house, will I adorn.

Hosea 8:13My sacrificial gifts, have they been sacrificing as [common] flesh, and have eaten, Yahweh, hath not accepted them,—Now, will he call to mind their iniquity, that he may punish their sin, they, to Egypt, will return.

1 Timothy 2:1I exhort, therefore, first of all, that there be made—supplications, prayers, intercessions, thankgivings, in behalf of all men,

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 24:19-25

The Plague Removed. ( b. c. 1017.) 18 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite. 19 And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded. 20 And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground. 21 And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the… Read the whole commentary →

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