2 Samuel 24:25

Contemporary English Version 1995

Then he built an altar for the Lord. He offered sacrifices to please the Lord and to ask for his blessings. The Lord answered the prayers of the people, and no one else died from the terrible disease.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:14

David was really frightened and said, “It's a terrible choice to make! But the Lord is kind, and I'd rather be punished by him than by anyone else.”

1 Samuel 7:17

Then he would go back to his home in Ramah and do the same thing there. He also had an altar built for the Lord at Ramah.

Genesis 8:20

Noah built an altar where he could offer sacrifices to the Lord. Then he offered on the altar one of each kind of animal and bird that could be used for a sacrifice.

1 Samuel 7:9

Samuel begged the Lord to rescue Israel, then he sacrificed a young lamb to the Lord. Samuel had not even finished offering the sacrifice when the Philistines started to attack. But the Lord answered his prayer and made thunder crash all around them. The Philistines panicked and ran away.

Genesis 22:9

when they reached the place that God had told him about, Abraham built an altar and placed the wood on it. Next, he tied up his son and put him on the wood.

Judges 21:4

Early the next morning, the Israelites built an altar and offered sacrifices to please the Lord and to ask his blessing.

1 Samuel 13:9

Finally, Saul commanded, “Bring me some animals, so we can offer sacrifices to please the Lord and ask for his help.” Saul killed one of the animals,

1 Samuel 14:35

It was the first altar Saul had built for offering sacrifices to the Lord.

1 Kings 1:1

King David was now an old man, and he always felt cold, even under a lot of blankets.

Ezekiel 16:42

Only then will I calm down and stop being angry and jealous.

Genesis 12:7

but the Lord appeared to Abram and promised, “I will give this land to your family forever.” Abram then built an altar there for the Lord.

Numbers 17:13

and doomed if we even go near the sacred tent!”

Judges 6:24

Gideon built an altar for worshiping the Lord and called it “The Lord Calms Our Fears.” It still stands there in Ophrah, a town in the territory of the Abiezer clan.