1 Chronicles 21:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.”
1 Chronicles 21:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 21:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 21:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will most certainly buy it for the full price. For I will not take that which is yours for Yahweh, nor offer a burnt offering that costs me nothing.””
1 Chronicles 21:24 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 21:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for Jehovah, nor offer a burnt-offering without cost. ”
1 Chronicles 21:24 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 21:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And king David saith to Ornan, `Nay, for I surely buy for full silver; for I do not lift up that which is thine to Jehovah, so as to offer a burnt-offering without cost.'”
1 Chronicles 21:24 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 21:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And king David said to Ornan, No; but I will in any case buy [them] for the full money; for I will not take that which is thine for Jehovah, to offer up a burnt-offering without cost. ”
1 Chronicles 21:24 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 21:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And King Dauid saide to Ornan, Not so: but I will bye it for sufficient money: for I wil not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offrings without cost.”
1 Chronicles 21:24 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 21:24 in Context — 1 Chronicles 21
22 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.
23 And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
26 And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
What Does 1 Chronicles 21:24 Mean?
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