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2 Samuel 24:18
And that day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Gad approaches King David on the day of the plague to deliver a divine directive. He instructs David to ascend to Araunah the Jebusite’s threshing floor to construct an altar to the LORD.
The words — The Hebrew imperative עֲלֵה ('a.Leh) literally means "go up" and specifies physical movement toward a designated location. The verb וַ/יָּבֹא (va/i.ya.vo'-) marks Gad’s arrival as a completed action that immediately precedes the spoken command.
The thread — This instruction originates from the word of the LORD delivered to Gad the prophet in 2 Samuel 24:11. A parallel account of the same command is recorded in 1 Chronicles 21:18.
Why it lands — The verse places a concrete building directive directly after David’s prayer for the plague to cease. It requires the reader to identify the specific location and action demanded by God in response to national judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 24:11 When David got up in the morning, the word of the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
- 1 Chronicles 21:18 Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.