And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy [it] of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for (n) fifty shekels of silver.
(n) Some write that every tribe gave 50 which makes 600, or that afterward he bought as much as came to 550 shekels.
Verse 2 Samuel 24:24. _NEITHER WILL I OFFER BURNT-OFFERINGS_] It is a maxim from heaven, "Honour the Lord with thy substance." He who has a religion that _costs him nothing_, has a religion that is _...
FIFTY SHEKELS OF SILVER - In Chronicles, “six hundred shekels of gold by weight.” In explanation, it is supposed - that the fifty shekels here mentioned were gold shekels, each worth twelve silver she...
4. DAVID'S FAILURE: THE ALTAR ON THE THRESHING FLOOR OF ARAUNAH CHAPTER 24 _ 1. The numbering of the people (2 Samuel 24:1)_ 2. The sin acknowledged and Gad's message (2 Samuel 24:10) 3. The pesti...
1 SAMUEL 24. THE CENSUS (J). (_Cf._ p. 292.) This event also may belong to the beginning of David's reign over all Israel. 2 SAMUEL 24:1. Here is another illustration of the imperfect recognition of...
OFFER. See App-43. THE THRESHINGFLOOR AND THE OXEN FOR FIFTY SHEKELS OF SILVER. Hebrew. _goren_ (Ruth 3:2), mentioned in verses: 2 Samuel 24:16; 2 Samuel 24:18;...
_neither will I offer … of that which doth cost me nothing_ For that would contradict the essential idea of sacrifice. "It is an heartless piety of those base-minded Christians that care only to serve...
Purchase of Araunah's threshingfloor and erection of an altar there 18. _Gad came_ By direction of the angel, according to 1 Chronicles 21:18. Gad's message was the answer to David's prayer, the annou...
SO DAVID BOUGHT THE THRESHING-FLOOR, AND THE OXEN, &C.— Much difficulty has been raised upon the articles of this sale, in a case (to me) sufficiently plain. The author here tells us, that _David boug...
_The Plague Stayed._ 2 Samuel 24:16-25 16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It...
_AND THE KING SAID UNTO ARAUNAH, NAY; BUT I WILL SURELY BUY IT OF THEE AT A PRICE: NEITHER WILL I OFFER BURNT OFFERINGS UNTO THE LORD MY GOD OF THAT WHICH DOTH COST ME NOTHING. SO DAVID BOUGHT THE THR...
THE NUMBERING OF THE PEOPLE, AND ITS PENALTY In punishment for David's sin in numbering the people, God sends a pestilence, which slays 70,000 men. In gratitude for the stay of the plague, David erec...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 24 DAVID COUNTS THE *ISRAELITES V1 Again the *Lord was angry with *Israel. He made David cause trouble for the *Israelites. He said...
OF THAT WHICH COST ME NOTHING. — The principle on which David acted is that which essentially underlies all true sacrifice and all real giving to God. FOR FIFTY SHEKELS OF SILVER. — This sum is expres...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר הַ מֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל ־אֲרַ֗וְנָה לֹ֤א
CHAPTER XXXII. _ THE NUMBERING OF ISRAEL._ 2 Samuel 24:1 THOUGH David's life was now drawing to its close, neither his sins nor his chastisements were yet exhausted. One of his chief offences was co...
JUDGMENT STAYED BY SACRIFICE 2 Samuel 24:15 The pestilence swept through the land like cholera or the black death in modern times. At last it approached the Holy City. It seemed as if the angel of th...
The Book closes with one other picture, reminding us of the direct government of the people by God in that He visited the king and the nation with punishment for numbering the people. It has been obje...
Free-cost, or given gratis. This shews that subjects have property, otherwise they could only yield what was due to the king, as his own. (Worthington) --- Silver. Septuagint, "for the silver of fifty...
(16) And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And...
In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
_THE COST OF WORSHIP_ ‘Neither will I offer … of that which doth cost me nothing.’ 2 Samuel 24:24 Here we have great principle of all worship for all time. Neither in worship, expressed by material...
Chapter 24 leads us into a subject which requires particular notice. The wrath of God is kindled again against Israel. It is not in the mind of the Spirit to inform us on what occasion this took place...
AND THE KING SAID UNTO ARAUNAH, NAY, BUT I WILL SURELY BUY [IT] OF THEE AT A PRICE,.... And a full price too, 1 Chronicles 21:24; that is, give him as much for it as it was worth: NEITHER WILL I OFFE...
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy [it] of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the th...
_Neither will I offer that which doth cost me nothing_ For this would be both dishonourable to God, as if I thought him not worthy of a costly sacrifice, and a disparagement to myself, as if I were un...
1 Dauid tempted by Satan, forceth Ioab to number the people. 5 The captaines in nine moneths and twentie dayes, bring the muster of eleuen thousand fighting men. 10 Dauid hauing three plagues propou...
THE PESTILENCE...
And the king, unwilling to accept the offer thus made, SAID UNTO ARAUNAH, NAY, BUT I WILL SURELY BUY IT OF THEE AT A PRICE; NEITHER WILL I OFFER BURNT OFFERINGS UNTO THE LORD, MY GOD, OF THAT WHICH DO...
The reason for God's anger burning against Israel (v.1) is not told us: if there is no public occasion for it, then it must be due to the moral and spiritual condition of the nation. Very likely that...
18-25 God's encouraging us to offer to him spiritual sacrifices, is an evidence of his reconciling us to himself. David purchased the ground to build the altar. God hates robbery for burnt-offering....
OF THAT WHICH DOTH COST ME NOTHING; for this would be both dishonourable to God, as if I thought him not worthy of a costly sacrifice; and a disparagement to myself, as if I were unable and unwilling...
2 Samuel 24:24 king H4428 said H559 (H8799) Araunah H728 surely H7069 (H8800) buy H7069 (H8799) price...
OFFER (_ See Scofield) - ( 2Co_ 8:1). _ THRESHINGFLOOR Compare (1 Chronicles 21:25). (_ See Scofield) - (1 Chronicles 21:25). _...
2 Samuel 24:24 The highest joy in the world is that which Christ feels in saving a sinner. Such as the cost is, such is the work; and such as the service is, such is the joy. I. This is true of our p...
CONTENTS: David's sin in numbering the people. His choice of punishment. CHARACTERS: God, angel (Jesus), Joab, David, Gad, Araunah. CONCLUSION: God does not judge of sin as we do. What appears to us...
2 Samuel 24:1. _The Lord moved David._ He permitted Satan to stand up against Israel. 1 Chronicles 21:1. 2 Samuel 24:9. There were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and...
_Nay, but I will surely buy it of thee at a price._ THE UNSELFISH OFFERING Then David had not learned the now commonly approved methods of piety. It was surely very strange for one who could offer a...
_So the Lord sent a pestilence._ THE PLAGUE STAYED It was time of peace and prosperity in Israel. King David’s rule had been blessed, and the people dwelt in safety. In the midst of this happy quiet...
_Go, number Israel and Judah._ DAVID NUMBERING THE PEOPLE I. The sin committed by David. It is possible that David dwelt with satisfaction upon the thought of his ample resources and numerous armies,...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:1 The Lord’s anger and David’s sin lead to a plague. It also leads to the purchase of a place of worship in Jerusalem. ⇐...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 24:23 David feels that, because he is the one who sinned, and because it is for the sake of the nation, he should pay for the sacrifice. He pays FIFTY SHEKELS OF SILVER for t...
2 Samuel 24:1. “AGAIN,” Evidently referring to the famine mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:1. “ISRAEL.” Some special national guilt not specified must be here referred to. If, as most writers suppose, this oc...
EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 24:1 AND AGAIN THE ANGER OF JEHOVAH WAS KINDLED AGAINST ISRAEL. It is probable that this chapter once stood in intimate connection with 2 Samuel 21:1; and that the famine therein...
Chapter twenty four, Again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, and number Israel and Judah. For the king said to Joab the captain of the host...
1 Chronicles 21:24; 1 Chronicles 21:25; 1 Chronicles 22:1; Genesis 23:13;...
Why does this passage say that David paid Araunah 50 shekels of silver when elsewhere it says he paid 600 shekels of gold? PROBLEM: When David offered to buy the oxen and the threshing floor for a sac...