2 Samuel 24:25

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Summary

And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

So the lord

General references

1 Chronicles 21:25

Bible References

So the lord

Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let us now fall into the hand of the Lord

for His mercies are great, but do not let me fall into the hand of man.”

They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the grave of Kish his father; thus they did all that the king commanded, and after that God was moved by prayer for the land.

Then David built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called to the Lord and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

For if He causes grief,
Then He will have compassion
According to His abundant lovingkindness.

General references

So David gave Ornan 600 shekels of gold by weight for the site.