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.(2 Samuel 24:21)

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.(2 Samuel 24:22)

All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee.(2 Samuel 24:23)

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.

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.(2 Samuel 24:25)

Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.(1 Kings 1:1)

Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.(1 Kings 1:2)

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2 Samuel 24:24 - Cross Reference

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. (Romans 12:17)

And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. (Genesis 23:13)

But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. (Malachi 1:12)

Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel. (1 Chronicles 22:1)

And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost. (1 Chronicles 21:24)