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2 Samuel 24:24
English Standard Version Anglicised
2 Samuel 24:24
English Standard Version Anglicised
24 But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels[a] of silver.
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- 2 Samuel 24:24 A shekel was about 2/5 of an ounce or 11 grams
2 Samuel 24:24
New International Version
2 Samuel 24:24
New International Version
24 But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”(A)
So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels[a](B) of silver for them.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 24:24 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams
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