2 Samuel 24:24
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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 fifty shekels of silver.”
דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
עָלָה
I will offer up
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עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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קָנָה
I will buy it
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קָנָה
Form, create — qanah; to create and possess; God formed your inward parts — you were individually crafted by Him, not mass-produced
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כִּי
deed
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כִּי
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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עֹלָה
burnt offerings
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עֹלָה
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
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לֹא
In-
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לֹא
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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שֶׁקֶל
shekels
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שֶׁקֶל
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
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חִנָּם
without paying
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חִנָּם
gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage
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חֲמִשִּׁים
fifty
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חֲמִשִּׁים
fifty
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