2 Samuel 24:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Genesis 50:10

After crossing the River Jordan and reaching Atad's threshing place, Joseph made everyone mourn and weep seven days for his father.

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 24:20

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

2 Samuel 24:3

Joab answered, “I hope the LORD your God will give you a hundred 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?”

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.”

Psalm 106:30

But Phinehas helped them, and the sickness stopped.

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,