2 Samuel 24:21 KJV
And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
Words Then and Now
- Wherefore why; therefore Still heard today: the whys and wherefores, the reasons Webster’s 1828 · Wherefore
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thee one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- David's sacrifice, The plague removedGod's encouraging us to offer to him spiritual sacrifices, is an evidence of his reconciling us to himself. David purchased the ground to build the altar....
Cross References
- Genesis 23:8–16 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, …
- Numbers 16:44–50 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, …
- Numbers 25:8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
- 2 Samuel 21:3–14 Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD? …
- 2 Samuel 24:3 And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
- 2 Samuel 24:18 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
- 1 Chronicles 21:22 Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
- Psalms 106:30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
- Jeremiah 32:6–14 And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, …
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Topics
- Araunah A Jebusite from whom David bought a site for an altar
- David Takes the military strength of Israel without divine authority, and is reproved
- Jerusalem David purchases and erects an altar upon Araunah’s threshing floor
- Ornan Called ARAUNAH
- Plague On account of David’s sin
- Threshing Floor of Araunah purchased by David for a place of sacrifice
Kings of Israel & Judah
- DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1055–1015 BC · David reigns in Israel
Bible Dictionary
- AraunahAgile; also called Ornan 1 Chr 21:15, a Jebusite who dwelt in Jerusalem before it was taken by the Israelites. The destroying angel, sent...
- DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Araunah אֲרַוְנָה ʾărawnâ אֲרַוְנָה Proper name
- said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- Wherefore is my lord מַדּוּעַ maddûaʿ Interrogative אֲדֹנִי ʾădōnî אָדוֹן Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- come בָּא bāʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- to his servant אֶל ʾel Preposition עַבְדּוֹ ʿabdô עֶבֶד Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- And David דָּוִד dāwid דָּוִד Proper name
- said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- To buy לִקְנוֹת liqnôt קָנָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- the threshingfloor מֵעִמְּךָ mēʿimmĕkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular אֶת ʾet Object marker הַגֹּרֶן haggōren גֹּרֶן Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
- of thee, to build לִבְנוֹת libnôt בָּנָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- an altar מִזְבֵּחַ mizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular
- unto the LORD לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
- that the plague הַמַּגֵּפָה hammaggēpâ מַגֵּפָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
- may be stayed וְתֵעָצַר wĕtēʿāṣar עָצָר Verb · niphal imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
- from the people מֵעַל mēʿal Preposition הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the
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