2 Samuel 24:22 Meaning and Explanation
“And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.”
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Read Full Chapter →Araunah offers freely to the king his oxen for sacrifice and his wooden implements for fuel.
What Does 2 Samuel 24:22 Mean?
Araunah responds with open generosity, urging the king to take and offer whatever seems good. He points to the oxen for the burnt sacrifice and the threshing implements and yokes to serve as wood for the fire. He would give it all without charge.
Araunah's readiness to give freely is genuine and warm-hearted; he holds nothing back from the king or from the worship of God. His offer sets up the striking exchange that follows, in which David will insist on paying. The scene draws us to consider what it means to bring to God an offering that truly costs the worshiper something, rather than one given out of another's hand.
2 Samuel 24:22 in the Original Language
olah (עֹלָה), 'burnt sacrifice' -- an offering wholly consumed by fire and ascending to God.
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What does 2 Samuel 24:22 mean?
Araunah offers freely to the king his oxen for sacrifice and his wooden implements for fuel.