1 Chronicles 21 · Verse 23

1 Chronicles 21:23

And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
1 Chronicles 21:23, King James Version

1 Chronicles 21:23 in other translations

BSBOrnan said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever seems good. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering—I will give it all.”
WEBOrnan said to David, “Take it for yourself, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes. Behold, I give the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal offering. I give it all.”
ASVAnd Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen for burnt-offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal-offering; I give it all.
YLTAnd Ornan saith unto David, ‘Take to thee--and my lord the king doth that which is good in his eyes: see, I have given the oxen for burnt-offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for a present; the whole I have given.'
DARBYAnd Ornan said to David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his sight: see, I give the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing-sledges for wood, and the wheat for the oblation; I give it all.
BBEAnd Ornan said to David, Take it, and let my lord the king do what seems right to him. See, I give you the oxen for burned offerings and the grain-cleaning instruments for fire-wood, and the grain for the meal offering; I give it all.
WebsterAnd Ornan said to David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt-offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat-offering; I give it all.

What does 1 Chronicles 21:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. I give thee ... the threshing instruments for wood--that is, to burn the sacrifice of the oxen. Very little real import--the haste and the value of the present offered--can be understood in this country. The offering was made for instant use. Ornan, hereby hoping to terminate the pestilence without a moment's delay, "gave all," oxen, the large threshing machine, and the wheat.

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1 Chronicles 21:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אָרְנָ֤ן'a.re.NanOrnanH771
אֶל\־'el-toH413
דָּוִיד֙da.VidDavidH1732
קַֽח\־kach-take [it]H3947
לָ֔ךְLakhfor yourself
וְיַ֛עַשׂve.Ya.'asso may he doH6213
אֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.Nilord myH113
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
הַטּ֣וֹבha.Tovthe goodH2896
בְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.Navin view hisH5869
רְאֵה֩re.'EhseeH7200
נָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiI giveH5414
הַבָּקָ֜רha.ba.Karthe ox[en]H1241
לָֽעֹל֗וֹתla.'o.Lotfor the burnt offeringsH5930
וְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧יםve.ham.mo.ri.Gimand the threshing-sledgesH4173
לָעֵצִ֛יםla.'e.Tzimfor the wood<s>H6086
וְהַחִטִּ֥יםve.ha.chi.Timand the wheat<s>H2406
לַמִּנְחָ֖הla.min.Chahfor the grain offeringH4503
הַכֹּ֥לha.Kol<the> everythingH3605
נָתָֽתִּי\׃na.Ta.tiI giveH5414

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 21:23

  • 2 Samuel 24:22-23

    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. All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The Lord thy God accept thee.

  • 1 Samuel 6:14

    And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth–shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the Lord.

  • Genesis 23:4-6

    I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

  • Jeremiah 32:8

    So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.

  • Isaiah 28:27-28

    For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod. Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.

  • 1 Kings 19:21

    And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Take it.
Ge 23:4-6; 2Sa 24:22,23; Jer 32:8
the oxen.
1Sa 6:14; 1Ki 19:21; Isa 28:27,28

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 21:22

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:23

    And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:24

    And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.

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1 Chronicles 21:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces dijo David á Ornán: Dame este lugar de la era, en que edifique un altar á Jehová, y dámelo por su cabal precio, para que cese la plaga del pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Ornan dit à David: Prends-la pour toi, et que le roi, mon seigneur, fasse ce qui est bon à ses yeux. Vois, je donne les bœufs pour l’holocauste, et les traîneaux à fouler pour le bois, et le froment pour le gâteau: je donne tout.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sprach Ornan zu David: Nimm ihn dir, und mein Herr, der König, tue, was gut ist in seinen Augen; siehe, ich gebe die Rinder zu den Brandopfern, und die Dreschwagen zum Holz, und den Weizen zum Speisopfer: alles das gebe ich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixit autem Ornan ad David: Tolle, et faciat dominus meus rex quodcumque ei placet: sed et boves do in holocaustum, et tribulas in ligna, et triticum in sacrificium: omnia libens præbebo.