1 Chronicles 21:25 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for that piece of land.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

David paid a substantial amount of gold to buy the land where he would build an altar to God.

📚 Historical Context

This verse concludes the account of David purchasing the threshing floor from Ornan the Jebusite, where David built an altar to stop a plague that had struck Israel due to his sin of conducting an unauthorized census. The site David purchased would later become the location of Solomon's temple in Jerusalem. Six hundred shekels of gold was an enormous sum, showing David's commitment to giving God his best rather than offering something that cost him nothing.

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