The Meaning of 2 Samuel 24:24 Explained

2 Samuel 24:24

KJV: 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.

YLT: And the king saith unto Araunah, 'Nay, for I do surely buy from thee for a price, and I do not cause to ascend to Jehovah my God burnt-offerings for nought;' and David buyeth the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver,

Darby: And the king said to Araunah, No; but I will in any case buy them of thee at a price: neither will I offer up to Jehovah my God burnt-offerings without cost. And David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

ASV: And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will verily buy it of thee at a price. Neither will I offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah my God which cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 24:24?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 2 Samuel 24:24 Mean?

Study Notes

offer (See Scofield " 2 Corinthians 8:1 ") .
threshingfloor Cf. 1 Chronicles 21:25 .

six hundred shekels of gold

A discrepancy has been imagined in the two accounts, 2 Samuel 24:24 ,; 1 Chronicles 21:25 ; 2 Samuel 24:24 records the price of the threshingfloor (heb. goren); 1 Chronicles 21:25 of the place (Heb. magom, lit. "home," 1 Samuel 2:20 ) same word or area on which afterward the great temple, with its spacious courts was built. 2 Chronicles 3:1 .

David gave fifty shekels of sliver for the "goren"; six hundred shekels of gold for the "magom."

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 24:24 mean?

And said the king to Araunah No but surely I will buy [it] from you for a price nor will I offer to Yahweh my God burnt offerings with that which costs me nothing So bought David - the threshing floor and the oxen for silver shekels of fifty

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־ אֲרַ֗וְנָה לֹ֚א כִּֽי־ קָנ֨וֹ אֶקְנֶ֤ה מֵאֽוֹתְךָ֙ בִּמְחִ֔יר וְלֹ֧א אַעֲלֶ֛ה לַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהַ֖י עֹל֣וֹת חִנָּ֑ם וַיִּ֨קֶן דָּוִ֤ד אֶת־ הַגֹּ֙רֶן֙ וְאֶת־ הַבָּקָ֔ר בְּכֶ֖סֶף שְׁקָלִ֥ים חֲמִשִּֽׁים

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֲרַ֗וְנָה	Araunah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲרַוְנָה Sense: a Jebusite who sold David the site for an altar.
לֹ֚א	No
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
קָנ֨וֹ	surely
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: קָנָה Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
אֶקְנֶ֤ה	I will buy [it]
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: קָנָה Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
מֵאֽוֹתְךָ֙	from you
Parse: Preposition-m, Direct object marker, second person masculine singular Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בִּמְחִ֔יר	for a price
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: מְחִיר Sense: price, hire.
וְלֹ֧א	nor
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
אַעֲלֶ֛ה	will I offer
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
לַיהוָ֥ה	to Yahweh
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהַ֖י	my God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
עֹל֣וֹת	burnt offerings
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: עֹלָה Sense: whole burnt offering.
חִנָּ֑ם	with that which costs me nothing
Parse: Adverb Root: חִנָּם Sense: freely, for nothing, without cause.
וַיִּ֨קֶן	So bought
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָנָה Sense: to get, acquire, create, buy, possess.
דָּוִ֤ד	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
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.
הַגֹּ֙רֶן֙	the threshing floor
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: גֹּרֶן Sense: threshing-floor.
הַבָּקָ֔ר	the oxen
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּקָר Sense: cattle, herd, oxen, ox.
בְּכֶ֖סֶף	for silver
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֶּסֶף Sense: silver, money.
שְׁקָלִ֥ים	shekels
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: שֶׁקֶל Sense: shekel.
חֲמִשִּֽׁים	of fifty
Parse: Number, common plural Root: חֲמִשִּׁים Sense: fifty.

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