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1 Chronicles 21:22
Then David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses Ornan at the threshing floor immediately after Ornan bows, requesting the land to construct an altar and stop a plague.
The words — תְּנָ/ה (te.na/h) literally means "give" or "grant," and וְ/אֶבְנֶה (ve./'ev.neh) translates to "so I may build," structuring the request as a conditional transfer for construction.
The thread — The plea to halt a plague mirrors Numbers 16:48, the purchase requirement aligns with 2 Samuel 24:21, and the transaction contrasts with Ahab’s forced acquisition in 1 Kings 21:2.
Why it lands — The text explicitly demands payment of the full price for sacred ground rather than accepting a voluntary gift, establishing that worship requires costly commitment before the plague ceases.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the Lord: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 24:21 “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” Araunah said. “To buy your threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”
- 1 Kings 21:2 So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”
- Numbers 16:48 He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted.
- Numbers 25:8 followed the Israelite into the tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted,