Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 21:25

A church father on this verse
“David had prepared by singing psalms, and the other prophets too by prophesying prepared for the Lord who was indeed the true Solomon a place that he might build a house, because they taught the hearts of their hearers by true faith, earnestly urging them to receive with faith and devotion the Son of God who was comin…”
Bede, 8th c. — Of the Temple of Solomon 1. 5.4-5

Source: Septuagint

Original

25And David gave to Ornan for his place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

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In context

23And Ornan said to David, Take it to thyself, and let my lord the king do what is right in his eyes: see, I have given the calves for a whole burnt offering, and the plow for wood, and the corn for a meat offering; I have given all.

24And King David said to Ornan, Nay; for I will surely buy it for its worth in money: for I will not take thy property for the Lord, to offer a whole burnt offering to the Lord without cost to myself.

— 1 Chronicles 21:25 —

26And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered up whole burnt offerings and peace offerings: and he cried to the Lord, and he answered him by fire out of heaven on the altar of whole burnt offerings, and it consumed the whole burnt offering.

27And the Lord spoke to the angel; and he put up the sword into its sheath.

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