1 Chronicles 21:24

Catholic Public Domain Version

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."

Cross References

Genesis 14:23

that from one thread within a blanket, even to a single shoelace, I will not take anything from that which is yours, lest you say, 'I have enriched Abram,'

Genesis 23:13

And he spoke to Ephron, standing in the midst of the people: "I ask you to hear me. I will give you money for the field. Take it, and so I will bury my dead in it."

Genesis 23:9

so that he may give me the double cave, which he has at the far end of his field. He may transfer it to me for as much money as it is worth in your sight, for the possession of a sepulcher."

2 Samuel 24:24

And in response, the king said to him: "It shall not be as you wish. Instead, I will purchase it from you at a price. For I will not offer to the Lord, my God, holocausts that cost nothing." Therefore, David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

1 Chronicles 21:23

But Ornan said to David: "Take it, and may my lord the king do whatever pleases him. Moreover, I give the oxen also as a holocaust, and the plow for wood, and the wheat for a sacrifice. I will offer all freely."

1 Chronicles 21:25

Therefore, David gave Ornan, for the place, the very just weight of six hundred shekels of gold.

Romans 12:17

Render to no one harm for harm. Provide good things, not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men.