23 Then Ornan said to David, “Take it, and let my lord the king do what seems good to him. See, I give the oxen for burnt offerings and the threshing sledges for the wood and the wheat for a grain offering; I give it all.” 24 But King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will buy them for the full price. I will not take for the Lord what is yours, nor offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” 25 So David paid Ornan (A)600 shekels[a] of gold by weight for the site.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 21:25 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

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