II Samuel 24:21
The Scripture
(21) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
David sinfully ordered a census of Israel and Judah, and as punishment the LORD sent a plague that killed seventy thousand men before David interceded. David then purchased Araunah's threshing floor, built an altar there, and offered sacrifices to stop the plague.
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II Samuel 24:3II Samuel 24:18Genesis 23:8Genesis 23:9Genesis 23:10Genesis 23:11Genesis 23:12Genesis 23:13Genesis 23:14Genesis 23:15Genesis 23:16I Chronicles 21:22
Related verses (shared words)
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