1 Chronicles 21:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁴ 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.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ And King David said to Ornan, No, but I will pay the full price. I will not take what is yours for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings which cost me nothing.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ 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 Jehovah, nor offer a burnt-offering without cost.

Common English Bible

²⁴ But King David said to Ornan, “No, I will buy them from you at a fair price. I won’t offer to the LORD what belongs to you nor offer an entirely burned offering that costs me nothing.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ And king David said to him: "By no means shall it be so. Instead, I will give money to you, as much as it is worth. For I must not take it from you, and thereby offer to the Lord holocausts that cost nothing."

1 Chronicles 21:24 Cross References

Genesis 14:23

that 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 23:13

and 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.’

Genesis 23:9

to give me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me in your presence, for the full price, as burial property.’

2 Samuel 24:24

The king answered Araunah, ‘No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.’ David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for 575 grams  of silver.

1 Chronicles 21:23

Ornan 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.’

1 Chronicles 21:25

So David gave Ornan seven kilograms of gold  for the plot.

Romans 12:17

Do not repay anyone evil for evil.  Give careful thought to do what is honourable  in everyone’s eyes.