And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
David built an altar there to worship the LORD, and he offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD listened to their prayers for the land, and the plague stopped spreading through Israel.
David built an altar and made sacrifices to God, who then heard their prayers and stopped the devastating plague that was killing people in Israel.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the account of David's census of Israel, which displeased God and resulted in a plague that killed 70,000 people. David had been given a choice of punishments and chose to fall into God's hands rather than man's. The altar was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, which later became the site of Solomon's temple in Jerusalem.
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