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And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />All these, O king, Araunah has given to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Everything, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the LORD your God be favorable to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Everything, O king, Araunah gives to the king.&#8221 And Araunah said to the king, &#8220May the LORD your God accept you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Everything, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Everything, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May Yahweh your God accept you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />All of this, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the LORD your God be favorable to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your Majesty, Araunah gives everything here to the king.” Then he said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My king, Araunah gives everything here to the king.&#8221 Then he said to the king, &#8220May the LORD your God accept you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />all this, O king, doth Araunah give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, Jehovah thy God accept thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Take them--they're yours! I hope the LORD your God will be pleased with you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />all this, O king, doth Araunah give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All this Araunah gave to the king and said, "May the LORD your God accept you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Araunah gave it all to the king and said to him, "May the LORD your God accept your offering." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your majesty, Araunah gives all of this to the king." Araunah also told the king, "May the LORD your God be pleased with you!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O king, Araunah gives all these to the king.? He also said to the king, ?May the LORD your God accept you.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I, the servant of my lord the king, give it all to the king!" Araunah also told the king, "May the LORD your God show you favor!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All these Araunah gives to the king." And Araunah said to the king, ?May the LORD your God accept you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All these things did Araunah, as a king, give to the king. And Araunah said to the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All this, O king, does Araunah give to the king.” Araunah said to the king, “May Yahweh your God accept you.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Araunah has given the whole [as] a king to a king; and Araunah says to the king, “Your God YHWH accepts you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> the whole hath Araunah given, as a king to a king; and Araunah saith unto the king, 'Jehovah thy God doth accept thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Araunah gave all to the king for the king. And Araunah will say to the king, Jehovah thy God will take pleasure in thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All these things Areuna as a king gave to the king: and Areuna said to the king: The Lord thy God receive thy vow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All these things Araunah gave, as a king to a king. And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept your vow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All this does Araunah give to the king.” Araunah then said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept your offering.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All this, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the LORD your God respond favorably to you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All these things did Aran give to King David. And Aran said to the king, May the LORD your God bless you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Aran gave all this to King David, and Aran said to King David: “LORD JEHOVAH your God will bless you!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />All this did Araunah the king give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king: 'The LORD thy God accept thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Orna gave all to the king: and Orna said to the king, The Lord thy God bless thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/24-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=7703" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/24.htm">David Builds an Altar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>Araunah said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever seems good and offer it up. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">O king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/728.htm" title="728: ’ă·raw·nāh (N-proper-ms) -- A Jebusite. Or rowrnah; or farniyah; all by orthographical variation for 'Ornan; Aravnah, a Jebusite.">Araunah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">gives</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: hak·kōl (Art:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all these</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lam·mɛ·lɛḵs (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">to the king.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/728.htm" title="728: ’ă·raw·nāh (N-proper-ms) -- A Jebusite. Or rowrnah; or farniyah; all by orthographical variation for 'Ornan; Aravnah, a Jebusite.">He also</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“May the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: yir·ṣe·ḵā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">accept you.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>“No,” replied the king, “I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-24.htm">1 Chronicles 21:24</a></span><br />“No,” replied King David, “I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">1 Chronicles 21:22-23</a></span><br />Then David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.” / Ornan said to David, “Take it! May my lord the king do whatever seems good to him. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering—I will give it all.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11-16</a></span><br />“No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.” / Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land / and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">1 Kings 21:2-3</a></span><br />So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” / But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15-16</a></span><br />When Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.” / And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-15.htm">2 Kings 5:15-16</a></span><br />Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.” / But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not accept it.” And although Naaman urged him to accept it, he refused.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">2 Kings 5:26-27</a></span><br />But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants? / Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-24.htm">2 Samuel 19:24</a></span><br />Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1-3</a></span><br />During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.” / At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.) / So David asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-8.htm">Matthew 10:8</a></span><br />Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Mark 12:33</a></span><br />and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">All these things did Araunah, as a king, give to the king. And Araunah said to the king, The LORD your God accept you.</p><p class="hdg">as a king</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-16.htm">Psalm 45:16</a></b></br> Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm">Isaiah 32:8</a></b></br> But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.</p><p class="hdg">The Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/42-8.htm">Job 42:8,9</a></b></br> Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you <i>after your</i> folly, in that ye have not spoken of me <i>the thing which is</i> right, like my servant Job… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/20-3.htm">Psalm 20:3,4</a></b></br> Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Isaiah 60:7</a></b></br> All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/26-19.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-22.htm">Araunah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-21.htm">Arau'nah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-51.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-22.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-6.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-21.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-8.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/5-15.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">Araunah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">Arau'nah</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-14.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-4.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-10.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-17.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-10.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-1.htm">David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-5.htm">The captains, in nine months and twenty days, gather 1,300,000 fighting men</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">David repents, and having three plagues proposed by God, chooses pestilence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-15.htm">After the death of 70,000, David by prayer prevents the destruction of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">David, by God's direction, purchases Araunah's threshing floor; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm">and the plague stops</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>O king, Araunah gives all these to the king.</b><br>Araunah, a Jebusite, owned the threshing floor where David intended to build an altar to the LORD. The Jebusites were the original inhabitants of Jerusalem before David conquered the city. Araunah's willingness to give his property and resources to David reflects a recognition of David's authority and possibly a reverence for the God of Israel. This act of generosity is significant in the context of ancient Near Eastern customs, where offerings to a king were a sign of loyalty and respect. Araunah's gesture also highlights the importance of sacrificial giving in worship, a theme echoed throughout Scripture, such as in the widow's offering in <a href="/mark/12-41.htm">Mark 12:41-44</a>.<p><b>He also said to the king,</b><br>Araunah's direct address to King David underscores the personal nature of this interaction. In the ancient world, direct communication with a king was a privilege and often carried significant weight. This phrase indicates Araunah's respect and submission to David's authority, which is crucial in understanding the dynamics of leadership and servitude in biblical narratives. The personal dialogue between Araunah and David also sets the stage for the subsequent negotiation, emphasizing the relational aspect of leadership.<p><b>“May the LORD your God accept you.”</b><br>Araunah's blessing reflects a recognition of the divine favor upon David. The phrase "the LORD your God" indicates Araunah's acknowledgment of the covenant relationship between the LORD and Israel, with David as the anointed king. This blessing is a prayer for divine acceptance, which is central to the sacrificial system in the Old Testament. The desire for God's acceptance is a recurring theme, seen in passages like <a href="/genesis/4-4.htm">Genesis 4:4-5</a>, where God accepts Abel's offering but not Cain's. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate acceptance of Christ's sacrifice, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>, where Jesus is the perfect offering accepted by God for the atonement of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel, who is seeking to make a sacrifice to the LORD to atone for his sin of conducting a census.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/araunah.htm">Araunah</a></b><br>A Jebusite who owns the threshing floor where David intends to build an altar to the LORD. He offers his property and resources freely to the king.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/threshing_floor.htm">Threshing Floor</a></b><br>The location owned by Araunah, which becomes the site for David's altar and later the site for Solomon's Temple.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The God of Israel, whom David seeks to appease through sacrifice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_census.htm">The Census</a></b><br>The event that led to God's displeasure with David, resulting in a plague upon Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_true_worship.htm">The Cost of True Worship</a></b><br>True worship often requires personal sacrifice. David insists on paying for the threshing floor, demonstrating that genuine worship should cost us something.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_and_willingness.htm">Generosity and Willingness</a></b><br>Araunah's willingness to give freely to the king reflects a heart of generosity. Believers are encouraged to give willingly and joyfully to the work of the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>David's actions show the importance of repentance and making amends. When we sin, we must seek God's forgiveness and take steps to restore our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_acceptance.htm">God's Acceptance</a></b><br>Araunah's blessing, "May the LORD your God accept you," highlights the desire for divine acceptance. Our offerings and sacrifices should be made with a heart seeking God's approval.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>As a leader, David's actions had consequences for the entire nation. This underscores the responsibility of leaders to act righteously and seek God's guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_2_sam_24_and_1_chr_21_differ.htm">Why do 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Chronicles 21 differ in their attribution of who prompted David's census--God or Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_soul_ties_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about soul ties?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_solomon's_sacrifice_conflict_with_bans.htm">Does Solomon's sacrifice at high places (1 Kings 3:2-3) conflict with scriptural bans on worship outside the central sanctuary?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/michal's_punishment__biblical_marriage_views.htm">2 Samuel 6:20-23 - How does Michal's punishment for her criticism align with other biblical teachings on marriage and respect between spouses?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">All these things did Araunah.</span>--This clause should be rendered as a part of Araunah's address to David: "The whole, O king, does Araunah give unto the king." (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/21-23.htm" title="And Ornan said to David, Take it to you, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: see, I give you the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.">1Chronicles 21:23</a>.) Then, after a moment's pause, he added, "The LORD thy God accept thee." The first word <span class= "ital">king, </span>however, is omitted in some MSS., and in the LXX., Vulg., and Syr. The word "give," of course, means only <span class= "ital">offer. </span>David actually bought the threshing-floor and other things required.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">All these did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king.</span> The Hebrew is, "The whole gave Araunah the king to the king;" and so the Vulgate, <span class="accented">dedit Areuna rex regi.</span> The rendering of the Revised Version (and Keil), "All this, O king, doth Araunah give unto the king," requires a change both of the order and of the tense. It is, of course, possible (though highly is probable) that Araunah was the representative of the kings of Jebus, and a titular monarch, like the Maori king in New Zealand. But the word is omitted in the Septuagint and Syriac, and is probably a mere repetition of the following word. The remark is made in order to point out Araunah's generosity; and to mark even more clearly how hearty and sincere he was in his offering, the narrator adds, in Araunah's own words, his prayer for God's acceptance of David and his offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/24-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O king,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Araunah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרַ֥וְנָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·raw·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_728.htm">Strong's 728: </a> </span><span class="str2">Araunah -- a Jebusite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gives</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all these</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּ֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the king.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lam·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[He] also</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרַ֙וְנָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·raw·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_728.htm">Strong's 728: </a> </span><span class="str2">Araunah -- a Jebusite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“May the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">accept you.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְצֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yir·ṣe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/24-23.htm">2 Samuel 24:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/24-23.htm">2 Samuel 24:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/24-23.htm">2 Samuel 24:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/24-23.htm">2 Samuel 24:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/24-23.htm">2 Samuel 24:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/24-23.htm">2 Samuel 24:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/24-23.htm">2 Samuel 24:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/24-23.htm">2 Samuel 24:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/24-23.htm">2 Samuel 24:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/24-23.htm">2 Samuel 24:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/24-23.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 24:23 All this king does Araunah give (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/24-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 24:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 24:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 24:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 24:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>