1 Chronicles 21:24

1 Chronicles 21:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or sacrifice a burnt offering that costs me nothing.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But King David said to Ornan, "No, but I will buy them for the full price. I will not take for the Lord what is yours, nor offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will surely buy it for the full price, for I will not take what is yours for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings with that which costs me nothing.”

Context of 1 Chronicles 21:24

22Then David said to Ornan, “Give me this threshing-floor plot so that I may build an altar to the Lord on it. Give it to me for the full price, so the plague on the people may be stopped.” 23Ornan said to David, “Take it! My lord the king may do whatever he wants. See, I give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering — I give it all.” King David answered Ornan, “No, I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the Lord what belongs to you or offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” 25So David gave Ornan fifteen pounds of gold for the plot. 26He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the Lord, and he answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

1 Chronicles 21:24 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִיד֙ לְאָרְנָ֔ן לֹ֕א כִּֽי־קָנֹ֥ה אֶקְנֶ֖ה בְּכֶ֣סֶף מָלֵ֑א כִּ֠י לֹא־אֶשָּׂ֤א אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וְהַעֲל֥וֹת עוֹלָ֖ה חִנָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Ornanאׇרְנָן'ornân · OrnanH771
• Nay; but I will verilyקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• it for the fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
• priceכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: priceH3701
• for I will not takeנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• thine for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• nor offerעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: offer upH5927
• burnt offeringsעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• without costחִנָּםchinnâm · for nothingH2600

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 21:24

• Genesis 14:23that I will not take a thread or sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, so you can never say, ‘I made Abram rich.’
• Genesis 23:13and said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “Listen to me, if you please. Let me pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, and let me bury my dead there.”
• Deuteronomy 16:16“All your males are to appear three times a year before the Lord your God in the place he chooses: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters. No one is to appear before the Lord empty-handed.
• Malachi 1:12“But you are profaning it when you say, ‘The Lord’s table is defiled, and its product, its food, is contemptible.’
• Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Give careful thought to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24For the full price - That is, six hundred shekels full weight of pure gold.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30This account of the census is similar to 2 Samuel 24:1–25 but focuses on different aspects. The Chronicler’s version sets the stage for dedicating the altar and preparing to build the temple (1 Chronicles 22).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 21:24

• Araunah
• Liberality
• Miracles
• Ornan

In the dictionaries

• David
• Advise
• Araunah
• Cost
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• Jebusites
• Require
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings