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2 Samuel 24

2 Samuel 24:25

David Builds an Altar · 2 Samuel 24:18–25
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Translations

Modern
And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.
Traditional
And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the Lord was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
Literal
And David built there an altar to YHWH, and he offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings. And YHWH heeded the prayers for the land, and the plague was withdrawn from Israel.
Latin
…et ædificavit ibi David altare Domino, et obtulit holocausta et pacifica: et propitiatus est Dominus terræ, et cohibita est plaga ab Israël.

Original

Hebrew
English
And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.

Notes

2 Samuel 24:25

David acted like a priest when he built an altar, offered burnt and peace offerings, and prayed for his people. In response, the Lord answered his prayer (see 2 Samuel 21:14).

2 Samuel 21:1–24:25

The final chapters of 2 Samuel form a coda (a concluding section). This section brings together and summarizes the main themes from earlier chapters.

These chapters are thematic, not chronological (arranged by topic, not by time). Because of this, not all the events happened at the end of David’s reign (for example, 2 Samuel 22:1).

The material is arranged using a common Hebrew literary pattern called a chiasm (a mirror-like structure). In a chiasm, the first and last sections match, and the middle section is the focus.

The structure of this chiasm is as follows:

A chiasm draws attention to the center section. Here, the center is David’s hymns. These hymns do not focus on David himself. Instead, they focus on David’s God.

Theme notes and profiles

David God or Satan?

Events

Parallels

1 Chronicles 21:18–30

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Altar Araunah David Genesis, Book of Moriah Offerings and Sacrifices Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Altars of David David: King of Israel: Devoutness of Diseases: Plague High Places: A Term Used to Describe Places of Worship Jerusalem: David Purchases and Erects an Altar Upon Araunah's Threshing Floor Ornan: Called Araunah Peace offerings: Offered by David Peace-Offerings by David After the Plague Plague: On the Israelites: On Account of David's Sin Religious Zeal: General Scriptures Concerning The Burnt offering: After Great Mercies Threshing: Floor of Araunah Purchased by David for a Place of Sacrifice