II Samuel 24:21
“And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Samuel 24:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshing-floor of thee, to build an altar unto Jehovah, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Arawna sprach: Warum kommt mein Herr, der König, zu seinem Knechte? Und David sprach: Die Tenne von dir zu kaufen, um Jehova einen Altar zu bauen, damit die Plage von dem Volke abgewehrt werde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y Arauna dijo: ¿Por qué viene mi señor el rey á su siervo? Y David respondió: Para comprar de ti la era, para edificar altar á Jehová, á fin de que la mortandad cese del pueblo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Araúna disse: Por que vem meu senhor o rei a seu servo? E Davi respondeu: Para comprar de ti a eira, para edificar altar ao SENHOR, a fim de que a mortandade cesse do povo.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, disse Araúna: "Por que veio o rei, meu senhor, a teu servo?". Davi respondeu: "Para comprar a tua eira, assim poderei levantar um altar para Yahweh, para que a peste seja removida do povo".
📖 II Samuel 24:21 in Context
19And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded.
20And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
21And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
22And 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.
23All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The Lord thy God accept thee.
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