Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Chronicles 21:23

"And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give [thee] the oxen for burnt-offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal-offering; I give it all." — 1 Chronicles 21:23 (ASV)

Take it to you. — Compare to Genesis 23:11.

Let my lord the king do. — Samuel, “offer.” In Hebrew, only one letter is different, and the word “do” may have the meaning “offer,” as in Greek .

I give you. — Not in Samuel; an exegetical addition.

For burnt offerings. — For the burnt offerings. Samuel has the singular.

The threshing instruments, or drags. In 1 Chronicles 20:3, a different word is used. See Isaiah 41:15 and 2 Samuel 24:22, the only other places where this word (môrāg) occurs. Samuel adds, And the instruments (yokes) of the oxen.

For wood. — For the wood (Genesis 22:7).

And the wheat for the meat offering. — Not in Samuel, but probably part of the oldest text of this narrative.

I give it all. — The whole I have given. Samuel (Hebrew), The whole has Araunah given, O king to the king. The rest of 2 Samuel 24:23 is here omitted: And Araunah said to the king, The Lord your God accept you.