2 Samuel 24:24 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:18-25

Here is, I. A command sent to David to erect an altar in the place where he saw the angel, 2 Sam. 24:18. This was to intimate to David, 1. That, upon his repeated submission and humiliation, God was now thoroughly reconciled to him; for, if the Lord had been pleased to kill him, he would not have accepted an offering, and therefore would not have ordered him to build an altar. God's encouraging us to offer to him spiritual sacrifices is a comfortable evidence of his reconciling us to himself.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24

And the king said unto Araunah, nay, but I will surely buy it of thee at a price ,.... And a full price too, 1 Chronicles 21:24 ; that is, give him as much for it as it was worth: neither will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing ; which shows an ingenuous spirit, and contrary to the temper of many, who like to serve the Lord in the cheapest manner, or with little cost to themselves: so David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 24:24

Neither will I offer burnt-offerings - It is a maxim from heaven, "Honour the Lord with thy substance." He who has a religion that costs him nothing, has a religion that is worth nothing: nor will any man esteem the ordinances of God, if those ordinances cost him nothing. Had Araunah's noble offer been accepted, it would have been Araunah's sacrifice, not David's; nor would it have answered the end of turning away the displeasure of the Most High. It was David that sinned, not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 24:24

( 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 24:24

Fifty shekels of silver - In Chronicles, “six hundred shekels of gold by weight.” In explanation, it is supposed - that the fifty shekels here mentioned were gold shekels, each worth twelve silver shekels, so that the fifty gold shekels are equal to the 600 silver; that our text should be rendered, “David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for money,” namely, “fifty shekels;” and that the passage in Chronicles should be rendered, “David qave to Ornan gold shekels of the value” (or weight)... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 24:24

2 Samuel 24:24. Neither will I offer that which doth cost me nothing For this would be both dishonourable to God, as if I thought him not worthy of a costly sacrifice, and a disparagement to myself, as if I were unable or unwilling to offer a sacrifice of my own goods. David bought the thrashing-floor, &c., for fifty shekels of silver In 1 Chronicles 21:25, he is said to give for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. Probably here he speaks of the price paid for the ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:1-25

The census and its outcome (24:1-25)Israel’s increasing power and prosperity under David may have given David and his people feelings of self-praise, as if they, and not God, had been the cause of this growth. God saw that the time had come to awaken Israel to this sin. Therefore, God allowed Satan to suggest to David that he take a census of the people. David’s pride in his growing nation was apparently what made the suggestion seem such a good idea, but God was going to use the event to... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:18-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 24:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:18-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24-25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 24:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 24:24

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:1-25

Group of Brands