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Here are oxen for the burnt offering, and here are threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Take it, my lord the king, and use it as you wish,” Araunah said to David. “Here are oxen for the burnt offering, and you can use the threshing boards and ox yokes for wood to build a fire on the altar. <a href="/esv/2_samuel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Here are the oxen for the burnt offering and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Araunah said to David, “May my lord the king take whatever seems good to him and offer it up. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/24.htm">King James Bible</a> And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/24.htm">New King James Version</a> Now Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up whatever seems good to him. Look, here are oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing implements and the yokes of the oxen for wood. <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Araunah then said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what is good in his sight. Look, here are the oxen for the burnt offering, the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> Araunah said to David, &#8220Let my lord the king take and offer up what is good in his sight. Look, the oxen for the burnt offering, the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what is good in his sight. Look, the oxen for the burnt offering, the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what is good in his sight. Look, the oxen for the burnt offering, the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up whatever seems good to him. Look, here are oxen for the burnt offering, and threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Araunah said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever he wants and offer it. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Araunah said to David, &#8220My lord the king may take whatever he wants and offer it. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood: <a href="/cev/2_samuel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Araunah said, "Take whatever you want and offer your sacrifice. Here are some oxen for the sacrifice. You can use the threshing-boards and the wooden yokes for the fire. <a href="/erv/2_samuel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, the oxen for the burnt offering, and the threshing instruments and the furniture of the oxen for the wood: <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Araunah 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." <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Take it, Your Majesty," Araunah said, "and offer to the LORD whatever you wish. Here are these oxen to burn as an offering on the altar; here are their yokes and the threshing boards to use as fuel." <a href="/isv/2_samuel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> Araunah responded to David, "May your majesty the king take it and offer whatever pleases him. Here are oxen for a burnt offering, along with the threshing sledges and yokes from the oxen for wood! <a href="/msb/2_samuel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Araunah said to David, ?May my lord the king take whatever seems good to him and offer it up. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. <a href="/net/2_samuel/24.htm">NET Bible</a> Araunah told David, "My lord the king may take whatever he wishes and offer it. Look! Here are oxen for burnt offerings, and threshing sledges and harnesses for wood. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But Araunah said to David, ?Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Look, the oxen for the burnt offering, and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good to him: behold, here are oxen for burnt-sacrifice, and threshing-instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood. <a href="/web/2_samuel/24.htm">World English Bible</a> Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the cattle for the burnt offering, and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Araunah says to David, “Let my lord the king take [it] and cause that which is good in his eyes to ascend; see, [here are] the oxen for a burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments, and the instruments of the oxen, for wood”; <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Araunah saith unto David, 'Let my lord the king take and cause to ascend that which is good in his eyes; see, the oxen for a burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments, and the instruments of the oxen, for wood;' <a href="/slt/2_samuel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Araunah will say to David, My lord the king shall take and bring up the good in his eyes: see, the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing-rollers, and the instruments of the oxen for wood.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Areuna said to David: Let my lord the king take, and offer, as it seemeth good to him: thou hast here oxen for a holocaust, and the wain, and the yokes of the oxen for wood. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Araunah said to David: “May my lord the king offer and accept whatever is pleasing to him. You have oxen for a holocaust, and the cart and the yokes of the oxen to use for wood.” <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/24.htm">New American Bible</a> But Araunah said to David: “Let my lord the king take it and offer up what is good in his sight. See, here are the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing sledges and the yokes of oxen for wood. <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him; here are the oxen for the burnt offering, and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then Aran said to David, Let my lord the king take what seems good to him; behold, here are the oxen for the burnt offering, and the ploughshare and the yokes for fuel. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Aran said to David: “Let My Lord the King take, and behold, the oxen for burnt offering and ploughs and yokes for wood!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Araunah said unto David: 'Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him; behold the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing-instruments and the furniture of the oxen for the wood.' <a href="/sep/2_samuel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Orna said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer to the Lord that which is good in his eyes: behold, here are oxen for a whole-burnt-offering, and the wheels and furniture of the oxen for wood. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/24-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=7690" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/24.htm">David Builds an Altar</a> …21“Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” Araunah said. “To buy your threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.” 22<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/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/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David,</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">“My lord</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/3947.htm" title="3947: yiq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">may take</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: haṭ·ṭō·wḇ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">whatever seems good</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·ʿē·nō (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’êh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·ya·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and offer it up.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: hab·bā·qār (Art:: N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd.">Here are the oxen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: lā·‘ō·lāh (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">for a burnt offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/4173.htm" title="4173: wə·ham·mō·rig·gîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A threshing sled. Or morag; from an unused root meaning to triturate; a threshing sledge.">and the threshing sledges</a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: hab·bā·qār (Art:: N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd.">and ox</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: ū·ḵə·lê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">yokes</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: lā·‘ê·ṣîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">for the wood.</a> 23O king, Araunah gives all these to the king.” He also said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-23.htm">1 Chronicles 21:23</a> 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.” <a href="/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11</a> “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.” <a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">1 Kings 21:2</a> 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.” <a href="/1_kings/21-15.htm">1 Kings 21:15</a> 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.” <a href="/1_kings/21-16.htm">1 Kings 21:16</a> And when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. <a href="/1_chronicles/21-24.htm">1 Chronicles 21:24</a> “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.” <a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">2 Samuel 24:24</a> “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. <a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm">2 Samuel 24:25</a> And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted. <a href="/1_kings/18-30.htm">1 Kings 18:30-32</a> Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down. / And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.” / And with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed. <a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">2 Kings 16:10-16</a> Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction. / And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned. / When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it. ... <a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a> He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it. <a href="/2_kings/23-17.htm">2 Kings 23:17-18</a> Then the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel.” / “Let him rest,” said Josiah. “Do not let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed, along with those of the prophet who had come from Samaria. <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a> 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.’” <a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a> When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a> 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> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.Let my lord<a href="/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11</a> Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.<a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">1 Chronicles 21:22</a> Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.be oxen<a href="/1_samuel/6-14.htm">1 Samuel 6:14</a> And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.<a href="/1_kings/19-21.htm">1 Kings 19:21</a> And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/24-21.htm">Araunah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-18.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-7.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Burnt-Sacrifice</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-2.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-21.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-22.htm">Furniture</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-31.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-12.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-12.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-13.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-5.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-29.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-4.htm">Seemeth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-38.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-25.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Sledges</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-21.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-23.htm">Threshing-Instruments</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-4.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-19.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Yokes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/24-23.htm">Araunah</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-4.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Burnt-Sacrifice</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-9.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-33.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">Furniture</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-42.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-12.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-23.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-19.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-4.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">Seemeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-10.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-23.htm">Sledges</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-23.htm">Threshing-Instruments</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-36.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-2.htm">Yokes</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 24</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/24-1.htm">David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people</a> 5. <a href="/2_samuel/24-5.htm">The captains, in nine months and twenty days, gather 1,300,000 fighting men</a> 10. <a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">David repents, and having three plagues proposed by God, chooses pestilence</a> 15. <a href="/2_samuel/24-15.htm">After the death of 70,000, David by prayer prevents the destruction of Jerusalem</a> 18. <a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">David, by God's direction, purchases Araunah's threshing floor; </a> 25. <a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm">and the plague stops</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Araunah said to David Araunah, also known as Ornan in <a href="/1_chronicles/21.htm">1 Chronicles 21</a>, was a Jebusite, a group that originally inhabited Jerusalem before David conquered the city. His willingness to speak directly to King David reflects the peaceful coexistence and respect between the Jebusites and Israelites at this time. This interaction highlights the importance of Jerusalem as a central location for Israel's worship and governance.May my lord the king take whatever seems good to him and offer it up Araunah's offer to give David whatever he needs for the sacrifice demonstrates a spirit of generosity and submission to the king. This reflects the cultural norm of showing deference to royalty and the recognition of David's authority. It also underscores the importance of sacrificial offerings in maintaining a right relationship with God, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament.Here are the oxen for a burnt offering The oxen were valuable animals, often used in agriculture, and their use as a burnt offering signifies a significant sacrifice. Burnt offerings were a common form of worship in Israel, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God. This act foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is often typified as the Lamb of God, taking away the sins of the world.and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood Threshing sledges and ox yokes were essential tools for agriculture, indicating Araunah's willingness to give up his livelihood for the sake of the king's offering. The use of these items as wood for the sacrifice highlights the theme of total surrender and devotion to God. This act of using everyday items for worship can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament teaching that all aspects of life should be offered to God as a living sacrifice (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The King of Israel, who seeks to build an altar to the Lord to stop a plague on Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/a/araunah.htm">Araunah</a> A Jebusite who owns the threshing floor where David intends to build the altar. 3. <a href="/topical/t/threshing_floor.htm">Threshing Floor</a> The location owned by Araunah, which David desires to purchase for the altar. 4. <a href="/topical/b/burnt_offering.htm">Burnt Offering</a> A sacrificial offering to God, symbolizing atonement and dedication. 5. <a href="/topical/p/plague.htm">Plague</a> A divine punishment on Israel, which David seeks to halt through sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_giving.htm">Sacrificial Giving</a> Araunah’s willingness to give freely to the king exemplifies a heart of generosity. We are called to give sacrificially, not out of compulsion but out of love and reverence for God. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_repentance.htm">Obedience and Repentance</a> David’s actions demonstrate the importance of obedience to God’s commands and the need for repentance. When we stray, we must seek God’s forgiveness and make amends. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God’s Provision</a> Just as God provided the means for David to make a sacrifice, He provides for our needs. Trust in God’s provision, even when circumstances seem dire. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_worship.htm">The Cost of Worship</a> True worship often requires a personal cost. David insists on paying for the threshing floor, teaching us that worship should not be cheap or convenient but should reflect our devotion and commitment to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 24</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_temple_mount_significant.htm">Why is the Temple Mount significant?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_araunah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Araunah the Jebusite in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_chron_27's_census_align.htm">How does 1 Chronicles 27's census reconcile with other conflicting census figures in the Bible (e.g., 2 Samuel 24)?</a> <a href="/q/literal_vs._metaphorical_in_2_samuel_22.htm">(2 Samuel 22) How can we tell which elements of this praise song are meant literally versus those intended as metaphorical or hyperbolic language?</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>(22) And Araunah said.--Araunah, having heard David's errand, has not a moment's hesitation. That his threshing-floor is to be turned into the place of an altar, he at once considers as settled; but he would have preferred to make it a gift.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - Behold, here be oxen. Araunah was threshing out his wheat by dragging sledges or frames of wood without wheels over it. All these he at once gives to David, that the sacrifice may be offered without delay, as it would have cost much time and labour to bring wood up from the city. Instead of and other instruments of the oxen, the Hebrew has "the harness or furniture of the oxen," all of which was of wood. <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/24-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Araunah אֲרַ֙וְנָה֙ (’ă·raw·nāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_728.htm">Strong's 728: </a> Araunah -- a Jebusite said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to David, דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse “My lord אֲדֹנִ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> Sovereign, controller the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king may take יִקַּ֥ח (yiq·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take whatever [seems] good הַטּ֣וֹב (haṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Article | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good and offer it up. וְיַ֛עַל (wə·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively Here are the oxen הַבָּקָ֣ר (hab·bā·qār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1241.htm">Strong's 1241: </a> Beef cattle, ox, a herd for a burnt offering לָעֹלָ֔ה (lā·‘ō·lāh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> Whole burnt offering and the threshing sledges וְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛ים (wə·ham·mō·rig·gîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4173.htm">Strong's 4173: </a> A threshing sledge and ox הַבָּקָ֖ר (hab·bā·qār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1241.htm">Strong's 1241: </a> Beef cattle, ox, a herd yokes וּכְלֵ֥י (ū·ḵə·lê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus for the wood. לָעֵצִֽים׃ (lā·‘ê·ṣîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/24-22.htm">2 Samuel 24:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/24-22.htm">2 Samuel 24:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/24-22.htm">2 Samuel 24:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/24-22.htm">2 Samuel 24:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/24-22.htm">2 Samuel 24:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/24-22.htm">2 Samuel 24:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/24-22.htm">2 Samuel 24:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/24-22.htm">2 Samuel 24:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/24-22.htm">2 Samuel 24:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/24-22.htm">2 Samuel 24:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-22.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 24:22 Araunah said to David Let my lord (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/24-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 24:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 24:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/24-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 24:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 24:23" /></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>