1 Chronicles 21:22 Meaning and Explanation
“Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.”
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Read Full Chapter →David asks to buy the threshing floor at full price to build an altar and end the plague.
What Does 1 Chronicles 21:22 Mean?
David states his purpose plainly: he wants the threshing floor to build an altar to the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people. And he insists on paying "the full price," refusing to take the site as a gift.
David's care for the people drives him, but so does a reverence that will not offer to God what costs him nothing. He seeks the welfare of the flock and the honor of the Lord in a single act. Genuine worship is willing to pay its price; love for God and love for neighbor meet at the altar David means to build.
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What does 1 Chronicles 21:22 mean?
David asks to buy the threshing floor at full price to build an altar and end the plague.