Verse 23

1 Chronicles 21:23

Free Bible Version

23 When David saw that the Lord had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifices there.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אָרְנָ֤ן אֶל דָּוִיד֙ קַֽח לָ֔/ךְ וְ/יַ֛עַשׂ אֲדֹנִ֥/י הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ הַ/טּ֣וֹב בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו רְאֵה֩ נָתַ֨תִּי הַ/בָּקָ֜ר לָֽ/עֹל֗וֹת וְ/הַ/מּוֹרִגִּ֧ים לָ/עֵצִ֛ים וְ/הַ/חִטִּ֥ים לַ/מִּנְחָ֖ה הַ/כֹּ֥ל נָתָֽתִּי
English Translation
And Arnan said to David, "Take for yourself, and may my lord the king do what is good in his eyes. Behold, I have given the cattle for burnt offerings and the threshing implements for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering; I have given it all."
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Chapter 21 Context
1 Satan interfered to cause trouble for Israel. He provoked David to do a census of Israel. Focus ↗
2 So David told Joab and the army commanders, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then... Focus ↗
3 But Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply his people a hundred times over. Your Majesty, aren't they... Focus ↗
4 But the king was adamant so Joab left and went all over Israel. Eventually he returned to Jerusalem, Focus ↗
5 and he gave David the number of people censused. In Israel there were 1,100,000 fighting men who cou... Focus ↗
6 However, Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the census total, because he disagreed with what... Focus ↗
7 Then David said to God (Elohim), “I have committed a terrible sin by doing this. Please take away th... Focus ↗
8 The Lord told Gad, David's seer, Focus ↗
9 “Go and tell David that this is what the Lord says: ‘I'm giving you three options. Choose one of the... Focus ↗
10 So Gad went and told David, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Make your choice: Focus ↗
11 either three years of famine; or three months of devastation, running from the swords of your enemie... Focus ↗
12 David replied to Gad, “This is an awful situation for me! Please, let the Lord decide my punishment,... Focus ↗
13 So the Lord a plague on Israel, and 70,000 Israelites died. Focus ↗
14 God (Elohim) also sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was about to destroy it,... Focus ↗
15 When David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, holding his dr... Focus ↗
16 David said to God (Elohim), “Wasn't it me who ordered the census of the people? I'm the one who has... Focus ↗
17 Ornan was busy threshing wheat. He turned around and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with... Focus ↗
18 When David arrived, Ornan looked out and saw David. He left the threshing floor and bowed down befor... Focus ↗
19 David said to Ornan, “Please let me have the threshing floor. I'll buy it at its full price. Then I... Focus ↗
20 “Take it, and Your Majesty can do whatever you want with it,” Ornan told David. “You can have the ox... Focus ↗
21 “No, I insist, I will pay the full price,” replied King David “I won't take for the Lord what is you... Focus ↗
22 David built an altar to the Lord there and presented burnt offerings and friendship offerings. He ca... Focus ↗
23 When David saw that the Lord had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offer...
24 At that time the tent of the Lord that Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offe... Focus ↗
25 But David did not want to go there to ask God (Elohim)'s will, because he was afraid of the sword of... Focus ↗