24 Nevertheless, King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will certainly buy it for the full price; for I will not take what is yours for the Lord, nor offer a burnt offering [a]which costs me nothing.” 25 So (A)David gave Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the [b]site.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 21:24 Lit gratuitously
  2. 1 Chronicles 21:25 Lit place

24 But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or sacrifice a burnt offering that costs me nothing.”

25 So David paid Araunah six hundred shekels[a] of gold for the site.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 21:25 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms

24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.

25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

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