1 Chronicles 21:23-25

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²³ ·Araunah [or Ornan; or Aravna; v. 18] said to David, “Take this threshing floor. My master the king, do ·anything you want [^Lwhatever is good in your eyes]. Look, I will also give you oxen for the whole burnt offerings [Lev. 1:1–17], the threshing ·boards [sledges; sleds] for the wood, and wheat for the ·grain [^Lgift; tribute] offering [Lev. 2:1]. I give everything to you.”

²⁴ But King David answered Araunah, “No, I ·will pay [insist on paying] the full price for the land. I won’t take anything that is yours and give it to the Lord. I won’t offer a burnt offering [Lev. 1:1–17] that costs me nothing.”

²⁵ So David paid ·Araunah [or Ornan; or Aravna; v. 18] ·about fifteen pounds [^Lsix hundred shekels] of gold for the place.