²⁵ Then David built there an altar to the Lord, and he offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And ^(A)the Lord responded to prayer for the land, and the plague was ^[a]withdrawn from Israel.

²⁶ Then David built an altar there to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called to the Lord, and ^(A)He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. ²⁷ The Lord commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath.