“No, sir. Here, in front of all my people, I give you that land and the cave on it so you can bury your wife.”
2 Samuel 24:22 - Easy To Read Version Araunah said to David, “My lord and king, you can take anything you want for a sacrifice. [168] Here are some cows for the burnt offering, and the threshing boards [169] and the yokes [170] for the wood. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, here are oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for wood. American Standard Version (1901) And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood: Common English Bible Then Araunah said to David, “Take it for yourself, and may my master the king do what he thinks is best. Here are oxen for the entirely burned offering, and here are threshing boards and oxen yokes for wood. Catholic Public Domain Version And Araunah said to David: "May my lord the king offer and accept whatever is pleasing to him. You have oxen for a holocaust, and the cart and the yokes of the oxen to use for wood." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Areuna said to David: Let my lord the king take, and offer, as it seemeth good to him. Thou hast here oxen for a holocaust, and the wain, and the yokes of the oxen for wood. |
“No, sir. Here, in front of all my people, I give you that land and the cave on it so you can bury your wife.”
{Then Elisha had a special meal with his family.} Elisha went and killed his cows. He used the yoke [218] for firewood and boiled the meat. Then he gave it to the people and they ate the meat. Then Elisha began following Elijah. Elisha became Elijah’s helper.
David said to Araunah, “Sell me your threshing floor. {\cf2\super [220]} I will pay you the full price. Then I can use the area to build an altar {\cf2\super [221]} to worship the Lord. Then the terrible sicknesses will be stopped.”
Then build the right kind of altar for the Lord your God. Build that altar on this high ground. Then kill and burn the full-grown bull on this altar. Use the wood from the Asherah pole to burn your offering.”