Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the cattle for the burnt offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.
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Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the cattle for the burnt offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.
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And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.
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And Araunah said unto David: 'Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him; behold the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing-instruments and the furniture of the oxen for the wood.'
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 24:22 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 19:21 He returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled their meat with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and served him.
- 1 Samuel 6:14 The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there, where there was a great stone. Then they split the wood of the cart and offered up the cows for a burnt offering to Yahweh.
- Genesis 23:11 “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”
- 1 Chronicles 21:22 Then David said to Ornan, “Give me the place of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to Yahweh on it. You shall sell it to me for the full price, that the plague may be stopped from afflicting the people.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 24:22 And Araunah said unto David, Let my…
2Sa 24:22 And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what [seemeth] good unto him: behold, [here be] oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and [other] instruments of the oxen for wood.
Ver. 22. Let my lord the king take and offer up.] In this fright, and for expedition’s sake, he maketh this frank offer, being ready to spend and be spent for the public good.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Here be oxen; which were employed by him in…
Here be oxen; which were employed by him in his present work, which was threshing, 1Ch 21:20. See Poole "Deu 25:4".
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain All these things did Araunah, as a king, give…
All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king,.... The note of similitude as is not in the text; from whence some have thought he was king of the Jebusites before Jerusalem was taken out of their hands, or however was of the royal race, perhaps the son and heir of the then king at that time; or he has this title given him, because of his great liberality, having the spirit of a prince in him, even of a king; so Ulysses addressed Antinous, saying, thou art like a king, and therefore should give more largely than others (h):
and Araunah said unto the king, the Lord thy God accept thee; thine offering with a good will; with pleasure and delight, as the Targum; that so the plague might be removed, and which no doubt made him the more ready to part with the above things, and all that he had; so dreadful did the calamity appear to him, and especially after he saw the angel with his drawn sword just over him.
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(h) Homer. Odyss. 17. ver. 335.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 22. Here be oxen for burnt-sacrifice] He felt…
Verse 22. Here be oxen for burnt-sacrifice] He felt for the king; and showed his loyalty to him by this offer. He felt for the people; and was willing to make any sacrifice to get the plague stayed. He felt for his own personal safety; and therefore was willing to give up all to save his life. He felt for the honour of God; and therefore was glad that he had a sacrifice to offer, so that God might magnify both his justice and mercy.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Here be oxen - Those, namely, which were at…
Here be oxen - Those, namely, which were at that very time threshing out the grain in Araunah’s threshing-floor 1Ch 21:20; Deu 25:4.
Threshing-instruments - This was a kind of sledge with iron teeth Isa 41:15. It was drawn by two or four oxen over the grain on the floor.
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Other instruments of the oxen - “i. e., the harness of the oxen,” of which the yoke, and perhaps some other parts, would be made of wood (marginal references; 1Sa 6:14).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Wain. So Josephus reads. Septuagint, "wheels." Hebrew, "rollers," to…
Wain. So Josephus reads. Septuagint, "wheels." Hebrew, "rollers," to beat out the corn. (Calmet) --- Protestants, "threshing instruments, and other instruments of the oxen for wood." Paralipomenon adds, that Areuna offered wheat, and saw the angel, as his four sons, and probably most of the inhabitants of Jerusalem did.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 22. Instruments of the oxen — The yoke, and,…
22. Instruments of the oxen — The yoke, and, perhaps, other parts of the harness of oxen. These instruments could never be put to nobler use. Compare 1Sa_6:14; 1Ki_19:21.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 22. threshing instruments] The threshing sledges, drawn by the…
22. threshing instruments] The threshing sledges, drawn by the oxen which Araunah offers for sacrifice. For a description of this implement see note on ch. 2Sa_12:31. The word there is different, and that used here is found only in 1Ch_21:23 and Isa_41:15. Corn was either trampled out by oxen (Deu_25:4), or beaten out by these machines. See Smith’s Dict. of Bible, Art. Agriculture.
other instruments of the oxen] Omit other. The instruments of the oxen were the wooden yokes. Cp. 1Ki_19:21; 1Sa_6:14. Chron. adds, “and the wheat for the meat offering.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (22) And Araunah said.—Araunah, having heard David’s errand, has…
(22) And Araunah said.—Araunah, having heard David’s errand, has not a moment’s hesitation. That his threshing-floor is to be turned into the place of an altar, he at once considers as settled; but he would have preferred to make it a gift.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Behold, here be oxen. Araunah was threshing out his…
Behold, here be oxen. Araunah was threshing out his wheat by dragging sledges or frames of wood without wheels over it. All these he at once gives to David, that the sacrifice may be offered without delay, as it would have cost much time and labour to bring wood up from the city. Instead of and other instruments of the oxen, the Hebrew has "the harness or furniture of the oxen," all of which was of wood.
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