2 Samuel 24:21
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 24
“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
What Does 2 Samuel 24:21 Mean?
2 Samuel 24:21 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 24, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 24:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 21:22“Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.”Genesis 23:8“And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,”Numbers 16:44“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”Numbers 25:8“And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.”2 Samuel 21:3“Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?”2 Samuel 24:3“And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?”2 Samuel 24:18“And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.”Psalms 106:30“Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.”Jeremiah 32:6“And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”
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