1 Chronicles 21 · Verse 26

1 Chronicles 21:26

And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
1 Chronicles 21:26, King James Version

1 Chronicles 21:26 in other translations

BSBAnd there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
WEBDavid built an altar to the LORD there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called on the LORD; and he answered him from the sky by fire on the altar of burnt offering.
ASVAnd David built there an altar unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon Jehovah; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering.
YLTand David buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and offereth burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and calleth unto Jehovah, and He answereth him with fire from the heavens on the altar of the burnt-offering.
DARBYAnd David built there an altar to Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon Jehovah; and he answered him from the heavens by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering.
BBEAnd David put up an altar there to the Lord, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings with prayers to the Lord; and he gave him an answer from heaven, sending fire on the altar of burned offering.
WebsterAnd David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering.

What does 1 Chronicles 21:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. David built there an altar--He went in procession with his leading men from the royal palace, down Mount Zion, and through the intervening city. Although he had plenty of space on his own property, he was commanded, under peremptory direction, to go a considerable distance from his home, up Mount Moriah, to erect an altar on premises which he had to buy. It was on or close to the spot where Abraham had offered up Isaac. answered him by fire from heaven--(See Le 9:24; 1Ki 18:21-23; 2Ki 1:12; 2Ch 7:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 He answered him - by fire - In answer to David's prayers, God, to show that he had accepted him, and was now pacified towards him and the people, sent fire from heaven and consumed the offerings.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 21:26 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.

וַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.Venand he builtH1129
שָׁ֨םshamthereH8033
דָּוִ֤ידda.VidDavidH1732
מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achan altarH4196
לַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
וַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'aland he offered upH5927
עֹל֖וֹתo.Lotburnt offeringsH5930
וּשְׁלָמִ֑יםu.she.la.Mimand peace offeringsH8002
וַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'and he called outH7121
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huand he answered himH6030
בָאֵשׁ֙va.'Eshby <the> fireH784
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
עַ֖ל'alonH5921
מִזְבַּ֥חmiz.Bach[the] altar ofH4196
הָעֹלָֽה\׃\ \פha.'o.Lahthe burnt offeringH5930

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 21:26

  • Leviticus 9:24

    And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

  • Judges 6:21

    Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight.

  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

  • 1 Kings 18:38

    Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.

  • Psalms 51:15

    O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:1

    Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.

  • Psalms 99:9

    Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.

  • Exodus 24:4-5

    And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 33:3

    Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

  • Exodus 20:24-25

    An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.

  • 1 Kings 18:24

    And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

  • Psalms 91:15

    He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
built there.
Ex 20:24,25; 24:4,5
and called.
1Sa 7:8,9; Ps 51:15; 91:15; 99:9; Pr 15:8; Isa 65:24; Jer 33:3
by fire.
Le 9:24; Jud 6:21; 13:20; 1Ki 18:24,38; 2Ch 3:1; 7:1

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 21:25

    So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:26

    And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:27

    And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.

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1 Chronicles 21:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dió David á Ornán por el lugar seiscientos siclos de oro por peso.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David bâtit là un autel à l’ Éternel, et offrit des holocaustes et des sacrifices de prospérités, et invoqua l’ Éternel; et il lui répondit par le feu des cieux sur l’autel de l’holocauste.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David baute daselbst Jehova einen Altar und opferte Brandopfer und Friedensopfer; und er rief zu Jehova, und er antwortete ihm mit Feuer vom Himmel auf dem Altar des Brandopfers.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ædificavit ibi altare Domino, obtulitque holocausta et pacifica, et invocavit Dominum; et exaudivit eum in igne de cælo super altare holocausti.