2 Samuel 24:25

New International Reader's Version

David built an altar there to honor the Lord. He sacrificed burnt offerings and friendship offerings. Then the Lord answered David’s prayer and blessed the land. The plague on Israel was stopped.

Cross References

Genesis 12:7

The Lord appeared to Abram at Shechem. He said, “I will give this land to your family who comes after you.” So Abram built an altar there to honor the Lord, who had appeared to him.

Genesis 22:9

They reached the place God had shown Abraham. There Abraham built an altar. He arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son Isaac. Abraham placed him on the altar, on top of the wood.

Genesis 8:20

Then Noah built an altar to honor the Lord. He took some of the “clean” animals and birds. He sacrificed them on the altar as burnt offerings.

2 Samuel 21:14

The bones of Saul and his son Jonathan were buried in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. The tomb was at Zela in the territory of Benjamin. Everything the king commanded was done. After that, God answered prayer and blessed the land.

2 Samuel 24:14

David said to Gad, “I’m suffering terribly. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord. His mercy is great. But don’t let me fall into human hands.”

1 Kings 1:1

King David was now very old. He couldn’t keep warm even when blankets were spread over him.

Ezekiel 16:42

Then my great anger against you will die down. My jealous anger will turn away from you. I will be calm. I will not be angry anymore.

Numbers 17:13

Anyone who even comes near the Lord’s holy tent will die. Are all of us going to die?”

Judges 21:4

Early the next day the people built an altar. They brought burnt offerings and friendship offerings.

Judges 6:24

So Gideon built an altar there to honor the Lord. He called it The Lord Is Peace. It still stands in Ophrah to this day. Ophrah is in the territory that belongs to the family line of Abiezer.

1 Samuel 13:9

So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the friendship offerings.” Then he offered up the burnt offering.

1 Samuel 14:35

Then Saul built an altar to honor the Lord. It was the first time he had done that.

1 Samuel 7:17

But he always went back to Ramah. That’s where his home was. He served Israel as judge there too. And he built an altar there to honor the Lord.

1 Samuel 7:9

Then Samuel got a very young lamb. He sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. He cried out to the Lord to help Israel. And the Lord answered his prayer.