The Meaning of 2 Samuel 24:20 Explained

2 Samuel 24:20

KJV: And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.

YLT: And Araunah looketh, and seeth the king and his servants passing over unto him, and Araunah goeth out and boweth himself to the king -- his face to the earth.

Darby: And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on towards him; and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

ASV: And Araunah looked forth, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 24:20?

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And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.

What does 2 Samuel 24:20 Mean?

Study Notes

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Here read 1 Chronicles 21:20 .

Context Summary

2 Samuel 24:15-25 - Judgment Stayed By Sacrifice

The pestilence swept through the land like cholera or the black death in modern times. At last it approached the Holy City. It seemed as if the angel of the Lord were hovering over it, sword in hand, awaiting the final order. All this is spoken after the manner of men. It is clear, however, that, in answer to David's penitent faith, a great change came over the scene. If the same faith had been exercised before the plague reached Jerusalem, may we not believe that an arrest would have come previously? As soon as David was prepared, as in 2 Samuel 24:17, to suffer instead of his people, his love and contrition and faith were accepted on their behalf.

Then, on Mount Moriah, where centuries before Abraham's uplifted knife was stayed, the angel now stayed his act of judgment. The threshing floor of Araunah became the site of an altar, while afterward on that spot stood the Temple, the center of national worship and the scene of the manifestation of the Son of man. The lesson for us is that, when we take the true attitude toward God, we can exercise, by our faith, prayer and self-sacrifice, a wonderful influence in behalf of cities and nations.

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Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 24

¹ David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people
⁵ The captains, in nine months and twenty days, gather 1,300,000 fighting men
¹⁰ David repents, and having three plagues proposed by God, chooses pestilence
¹⁵ After the death of 70,000, David by prayer prevents the destruction of Jerusalem
¹⁸ David, by God's direction, purchases Araunah's threshing floor;
²⁵ and the plague stops

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 24:20 mean?

And looked Araunah and saw - the king and his servants coming toward him so went out and bowed before the king with his face to the ground

וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣ף אֲרַ֗וְנָה וַיַּ֤רְא אֶת־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְאֶת־ עֲבָדָ֔יו עֹבְרִ֖ים עָלָ֑יו וַיֵּצֵ֣א וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה

וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣ף	And looked
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁקַף Sense: to overlook, look down or out, overhang, look out and down.
אֲרַ֗וְנָה	Araunah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲרַוְנָה Sense: a Jebusite who sold David the site for an altar.
וַיַּ֤רְא	and saw
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
עֲבָדָ֔יו	his servants
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
עֹבְרִ֖ים	coming
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: עָבַר Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
עָלָ֑יו	toward him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
וַיֵּצֵ֣א	so went out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ	and bowed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁחָה Sense: to bow down.
לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	before the king
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אַפָּ֖יו	with his face
Parse: Noun, mdc, third person masculine singular Root: אַף Sense: nostril, nose, face.
אָֽרְצָה	to the ground
Parse: Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.

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