Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him: behold, the oxen for the burnt offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Here are oxen - This refers to the oxen that were at that very time threshing the grain on Araunah’s threshing floor ([Reference 1 Chronicle…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And Araunah said. —Araunah, having heard David’s errand, has not a moment’s hesitation. That his threshing-floor is to be…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Araunah said unto David, let my lord the king take and
offer up what [seemeth] good unto him

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God's encouraging us to offer spiritual sacrifices to him is evidence of his reconciling us to himself. David purchased the ground to build the alt…

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