2 Samuel 24:21

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

and said, “Your Majesty! Why have you come to see me?” David answered, “I've come to buy your threshing place. I have to build the Lord an altar here, so this disease will stop killing the people.”

Cross References

Psalm 106:30

But Phinehas helped them, and the sickness stopped.

1 Chronicles 21:22

David said, “Would you sell me your threshing place, so I can build an altar on it to the Lord? Then this disease will stop killing the people. I'm willing to pay whatever you say it's worth.”

2 Samuel 24:18

That same day the prophet Gad came and told David, “Go to the threshing place that belongs to Araunah and build an altar there for the Lord.” So David went.

2 Samuel 24:3

Joab answered, “I hope the Lord your God will give you 100 times more soldiers than you already have. I hope you will live to see that day! But why do you want to do a thing like this?”

Numbers 25:8

and followed the man into his tent, where he ran the spear through the man and into the woman's stomach. The Lord immediately stopped punishing Israel with a deadly disease,

Genesis 50:10

After crossing the Jordan River, Joseph stopped at Atad's threshing place, where they all mourned and wept seven days for Jacob.

2 Samuel 24:20

Araunah looked and saw David and his soldiers coming up toward him. He went over to David, bowed down low,