SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:24
Y el rey dijo a Arauna: No, sino por precio te lo compraré; porque no ofreceré al SEÑOR mi Dios holocaustos por nada. Entonces David compró la era y los bueyes por cincuenta siclos de plata.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 24:24
Verse 24. Neither will I offer burnt-offerings] It is a maxim from heaven, "Honour the Lord with thy substance." He who has a religion that costs him nothing, has a religion that is worth nothing: nor will any man esteem the ordinances of God, if those ordinances cost him nothing. Had Araunah's noble offer been accepted, it would have been Araunah's sacrifice, not David's; nor would it have answered the end of turning away the displeasure of the Most High. It was David that sinned, not Araunah: therefore David must offer sacrifice, and at his own expense too.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 24. And the king said unto Araunah, nay, but I will surely buy [it] of thee at a price , etc.] And a full price too, ( 1 Chronicles 21:24); that is, give him as much for it as it was worth: neither will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing ; which shows an ingenuous spirit, and contrary to the temper of many, who like to serve the Lord in the cheapest manner, or with little cost to themselves: so David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver ; which, reckoning a shekel at two shillings and sixpence, made but just six pounds five shillings of our money; though its value is but about two shillings and four pence farthing, which reduces the sum; in ( Chronicles 21:25), David is said to give six hundred shekels of gold by weight; two ways are proposed by the Jews for the reconciling of the difficulty; the one is, that fifty shekels were collected out of every tribe, and twelve times fifty make six hundred shekels, and these were of the value or weight of gold; but this seems not likely, that it should be collected out of all the tribes, and since it appears plainly to be the king’s purchase, and with his money: the other is, that there were two purchases, the first was of the threshingfloor, oxen, and instruments, which were bought for fifty shekels of silver, as here, and the other was a purchase of the place, as it is called in the book of Chronicles; that large space of ground on which afterwards the temple, and all the courts adjoining to it, were built, and which was now Araunah’s farm, and on which were his dwelling house, and other buildings; and for all this David gave him six hundred shekels of gold, which made three hundred ounces and reckoning gold as twelve times the value of silver, according to Brerewood f426 , it amounted to four hundred fifty pounds of our money; and learned men have not been able to give a better solution of this difficulty; and with this Montanus agrees. Bochart and Noldius have taken another way, but not so clear and satisfactory; the Septuagint of ( 1 Chronicles 21:25) has fifty shekels, as here.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 18-25 - God's encouraging us to offer to him spiritual sacrifices, is a evidence of his reconciling us to himself. David purchased the groun to build the altar. God hates robbery for burnt-offering. Those know not what religion is, who chiefly care to make it cheap and easy to themselves, and who are best pleased with that which costs them leas pains or money. For what have we our substance, but to honour God with it; and how can it be better bestowed? See the building of the altar and the offering proper sacrifices upon it. Burnt-offerings to the glory of God's justice; peace-offerings to the glory of his mercy Christ is our Altar, our Sacrifice; in him alone we may expect to escape his wrath, and to find favour with God. Death is destroying all around, in so many forms, and so suddenly, that it is madness not to expect and prepare for the close of life __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 המלך 4428 אל 413 ארונה 728 לא 3808 כי 3588 קנו 7069 אקנה 7069 מאותך 853 במחיר 4242 ולא 3808 אעלה 5927 ליהוה 3068 אלהי 430 עלות 5930 חנם 2600 ויקן 7069 דוד 1732 את 853 הגרן 1637 ואת 853 הבקר 1241 בכסף 3701 שׁקלים 8255 חמשׁים׃ 2572
