2 Samuel 24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:18-25

The facts are: 1 . The Seer Gad having directed David to rear an altar to the Lord in the threshing floor of Araunah, he proceeds to carry out the instruction. 2 . Araunah, observing the approach of David and his servants, makes obeisance, and desires to know the purport of his visit. 3 . Ascertaining that David desired to buy the threshing floor that he might there entreat for the staying of the plague, he generously offers all that was requisite for the sacrifices, and expresses... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:20

Araunah … saw the king. In 1 Chronicles 21:20 , "saw the angel;" but the text there is apparently corrupt, the difference, moreover, in Hebrew between "king" and "angel" being very slight. The addition there of the story of Araunah's four sons hiding themselves is very lifelike and natural. For these remnants of the aborigines, though tolerated, yet held a very insecure position, as we have seen in the dealings of Saul with the Gibeonites; and the coming of the king with his retinue to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:20-23

( 1 Chronicles 21:18-23 ).—( MORIAH .) Araunah the Jebusite. Araunah (Aravnah, Avarnah, Aranyah, Ornan) was: 1 . A Gentile by birth; almost the last relic of the Canaanitish tribe whose fortress was taken nearly thirty years before ( 2 Samuel 5:6 ). "He was not slain by David in the siege of Jerusalem, because of the good will he bore to the Hebrews, and a particular benignity and affection which he had to the king himself" (Josephus); with whom, during his exile, he may have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:22

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. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:23

All these did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. The Hebrew is, "The whole gave Araunah the king to the king;" and so the Vulgate, dedit Areuna rex regi. The rendering of the Revised Version (and Keil), "All this, O king, doth Araunah give unto the king," requires a change both of the order and of the tense. It is, of course, possible (though highly is probable) that Araunah was the representative of the kings of Jebus, and a titular monarch, like the Maori king in New Zealand. But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:23

Acceptance with God. "The Lord thy God accept thee." A good wish, flowing from good will, and all the heartier because of the occasion. For Divine acceptance of the king and his offerings meant deliverance for the nation, Araunah included, from the ravages of the pestilence. The sincerity of his wish was proved by the substantial offers with which it was accompanied. I. THE BLESSING DESIRED . Araunah referred to the favourable reception by God of David's offerings. In the widest... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24

( 1 Chronicles 21:24 , 1 Chronicles 21:25 ).—( MORIAH .) Personal sacrifice. "And I will not offer unto Jehovah my God of that which doth cost me nothing." The gift of Araunah would have enabled David to perform a religious service in a cheap and inexpensive manner. But, 1 . Enjoined by the express commands of God. "None shall appear before me empty" ( Exodus 34:20 ); "Every man as he is able," etc. ( Deuteronomy 16:16 ); "It shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24

Cheap religion repudiated. "Neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing." We have in the context "a laudable contention between a good king and a good subject" (Manton). Araunah wished to give the site for an altar, the animals and fuel for sacrifice, taking, on account of the necessity for haste, the threshing oxen and implements for the purpose. David insisted on paying for all. The text expresses his reason. He felt it was unworthy of his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24-25

David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. In 1 Chronicles 21:25 , "So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight." There is a superficial, but no real discrepancy between these two narratives. David gave the fifty shekels for the immediate use of the place, and for the oxen and implements. He had no idea at the time of permanently occupying it, and probably the note in the LXX ; interpolated by scribes from the margin into the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:25

( 1 Chronicles 21:26-30 ; 1 Chronicles 22:1 ).—( MORIAH .) The new altar. "And David built there an altar unto Jehovah," etc. 1 . An altar was a place of sacrifice ( Genesis 4:3 , Genesis 4:4 ; Genesis 8:20 ; Genesis 22:14 ); consisting (according to Divine direction, Exodus 20:24 , Exodus 20:25 ) of earth or unhewn stone, and constituting (according to Divine assurance) a point of meeting or reconciliation between God and men; the offerings which it sustained and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:18-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:20-23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:22

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:25

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