KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Samuel 24:25
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.
WEB World English Bible
David built an altar to Yahweh there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So Yahweh was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
And David built there an altar unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. So Jehovah was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and David buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and causeth to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and Jehovah is entreated for the land, and the plague is restrained from Israel.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 24
22 And 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.
23 All these [things] did Araunah, [as] a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.
24 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.
25 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.
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וַיִּבֶן֩H1129 · ba.nahto buildשָׁ֨םH8033 · shamthereדָּוִ֤דH1732 · da.vidDavidמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙H4196 · miz.be.achaltarלַֽיהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיַּ֥עַלH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseעֹל֖וֹתH5930 · o.lahburnt offeringוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםH8002 · she.lempeace offeringוַיֵּעָתֵ֤רH6279 · a.tarto prayיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוַתֵּעָצַ֥רH6113 · a.tsarto restrainהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הH4046 · mag.ge.phahplagueמֵעַ֥לH5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
2 Samuel 21:14And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.2 Samuel 24:14And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies [are] great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.Lamentations 3:32-33But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.Genesis 8:20And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.1 Samuel 7:17And his return [was] to Ramah; for there [was] his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.1 Chronicles 21:26-27And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.Genesis 22:9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.1 Samuel 7:9And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered [it for] a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
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