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How much did David pay?
2 Sam. 24 says that David paid "fifty shekels of silver", but 1 Chron. 21 says that David gave "six hundred shekels of gold by weight". How much did David pay?
Date: Oct 30, 2006
By: Adam Engesath
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    1 Chronicles 21:25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
    2 Samuel 24:24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
    Thy Word is True...Solution!
    Date: Aug 4, 2007Posted By: Adam Engesath
    2 Samuel 24 provides the price that David paid for the oxen and the threshingfloor while 1 Chronicles 21 gives the price that David paid for the entire place.
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