2 Samuel 24:21

2 Samuel 24:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
• New International Version (NIV)Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” “To buy your threshing floor,” David answered, “so I can build an altar to the Lord, that the plague on the people may be stopped.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Araunah said, "Why has my lord the king come to his servant?" David said, "To buy the threshing floor from you, in order to build an altar to the Lord, that the plague may be averted from the people."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” And David said, “To buy the threshing floor from you, to build an altar to the Lord, that the plague may be withdrawn from the people.”

Context of 2 Samuel 24:21

19David went as Gad had told him and as the Lord had commanded him. 20When Araunah looked down and saw the king and his men coming toward him, he went out and bowed down with his face touching the ground in front of the king. “Why has Your Majesty come to me?” Araunah asked. David answered, “To buy the threshing floor from you and to build an altar for the Lord. Then the plague on the people will stop.” 22Araunah said to David, “Take it, Your Majesty, and offer whatever you think is right. There are oxen for the burnt offering, and there are threshers and oxen yokes for firewood.” 23All this Araunah gave to the king and said, “May the Lord your God accept you.”

2 Samuel 24:21 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲרַ֔וְנָה מַדּ֛וּעַ בָּ֥א אֲדֹנִֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־עַבְדּ֑וֹ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לִקְנ֧וֹת מֵעִמְּךָ֣ אֶת־הַגֹּ֗רֶן לִבְנ֤וֹת מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְתֵעָצַ֥ר הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Araunahאֲרַוְנָה'ăravnâh 'ôrnâh 'anîyâh · AraunahH728
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Wherefore is my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to his servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• To buyקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• the threshingfloorגֹּ֫רֶןgôren · threshing floorH1637
• of thee, to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• that the plagueמַגֵּפָהmaggêphâh · plagueH4046
• may be stayedעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
• from the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 24:21

• 2 Samuel 24:3Joab responded to the king, “May the Lord your God multiply the people a hundred times over, and may Your Majesty ⌞live⌟ to see it. But why does Your Majesty wish to do this?”
• Genesis 23:8He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my wife, listen to me. Encourage Ephron, son of Zohar,
• 1 Chronicles 21:22David said to Ornan, “Let me have the land this threshing floor is on. I’ll build an altar for the Lord on it. Sell it to me for the full price. Then the plague on the people will stop.”
• Jeremiah 32:6Jeremiah said, “The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
• 2 Samuel 21:3and asked them, “What can I do for you? What should I ⌞give you⌟ to make peace with you so that you will bless what belongs to the Lord?”
• Numbers 16:47Aaron took his incense burner, as Moses told him, and ran into the middle of the assembly, because the plague had already begun among the people. He put incense on the incense burner to make peace with the Lord for the people.
• Numbers 25:8and went into the tent after the Israelite man. He drove the spear through the man and into the woman’s body. Because of this, the plague that the Israelites were experiencing stopped.
• Psalms 106:30Then Phinehas stood between God and the people, and the plague was stopped.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24:21

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 God's encouraging us to offer to him spiritual sacrifices, is an evidence of his reconciling us to himself. David purchased the ground to build the altar. God hates robbery for burnt-offering. Those know not what religion is, who chiefly care to make it cheap and easy to themselves, and who are best pleased with that which costs them least pains or money. For what have we our substance, but to honour God with it; and how can it be better…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21so that the plague: David did not know that God had already told the angel the plague would end (2 Samuel 24:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed--It is evident that the plague was not stayed till after the altar was built, and the sacrifice offered, so that what is related (2Sa 24:16) was by anticipation. Previous to the offering of this sacrifice, he had seen the destroying angel as well as offered the intercessory prayer (2Sa 24:17). This was a sacrifice of expiation; and the reason why he was allowed to offer it on Mount Moriah…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 24:21

• Araunah
• Jerusalem
• Ornan
• Plague
• Threshing

In the dictionaries

• David
• Advise
• Foolishly
• Jebusites
• Jerusalem
• Offer
• Plague
• Temptation
• Wickedly
• Buying

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24

• 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