2 Samuel 24 · Verse 22

2 Samuel 24:22

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.
2 Samuel 24:22, King James Version

2 Samuel 24:22 in other translations

BSBAraunah said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever seems good and offer it up. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood.
WEBAraunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the cattle for the burnt offering, and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.
ASVAnd Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood:
YLTAnd Araunah saith unto David, ‘Let my lord the king take and cause to ascend that which is good in his eyes; see, the oxen for a burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments, and the instruments of the oxen, for wood;'
DARBYAnd Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer up that which is good in his sight: see, here are oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing-sledges and implements of the oxen for wood.
BBEAnd Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take whatever seems right to him, and make an offering of it: see, here are the oxen for the burned offering, and the grain-cleaning instruments and the ox-yokes for wood:
WebsterAnd Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good to him: behold, here are oxen for burnt-sacrifice, and threshing-instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.

What does 2 Samuel 24:22 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Here be oxen for burnt-sacrifice - He felt for the king; and showed his loyalty to him by this offer. He felt for the people; and was willing to make any sacrifice to get the plague stayed. He felt for his own personal safety; and therefore was willing to give up all to save his life. He felt for the honor of God; and therefore was glad that he had a sacrifice to offer, so that God might magnify both his justice and mercy.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 24:18-25

God's encouraging us to offer to him spiritual sacrifices, is an evidence of his reconciling us to himself. David purchased the ground to build the altar. God hates robbery for burnt-offering. Those know not what religion is, who chiefly care to make it cheap and easy to themselves, and who are best pleased with that which costs them least pains or money. For what have we our substance, but to honour God with it…

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2 Samuel 24:22 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲרַ֙וְנָה֙'a.Rav.nahAraunahH728
אֶל\־'el-toH413
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
יִקַּ֥חyi.Kachlet him takeH3947
וְיַ֛עַלve.Ya.'aland let him offer upH5927
אֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.Nilord myH113
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
הַטּ֣וֹבha.Tovthe goodH2896
בְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noin eyes hisH5869
רְאֵה֙re.'EhseeH7200
הַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.Karthe ox[en]H1241
לָעֹלָ֔הla.'o.Lahfor the burnt offeringH5930
וְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛יםve.ham.mo.ri.Gimand the threshing-sledgesH4173
וּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.Leiand [the] equipment<s> ofH3627
הַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.Karthe ox[en]H1241
לָעֵצִֽים\׃la.'e.Tzimfor the wood<s>H6086

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

Cross references for 2 Samuel 24:22

  • 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.

  • 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 23:11

    Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Let my lord.
Ge 23:11; 1Ch 21:22
be oxen.
1Sa 6:14; 1Ki 19:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 24:21

    And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

  • 2 Samuel 24:22

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 24:23

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

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2 Samuel 24:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Arauna dijo á David: Tome y sacrifique mi señor el rey lo que bien le pareciere; he aquí bueyes para el holocausto; y trillos y otros pertrechos de bueyes para leña:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Arauna dit à David: Que le roi, mon seigneur, prenne et offre ce qui est bon à ses yeux. Vois, les bœufs seront pour l’holocauste, et les traîneaux à fouler et l’attirail des bœufs, pour le bois.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sprach Arawna zu David: Mein Herr, der König, nehme und opfere, was gut ist in seinen Augen; siehe, die Rinder sind zum Brandopfer, und die Dreschwagen und die Geschirre der Rinder zum Holz:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait Areuna ad David: Accipiat, et offerat dominus meus rex sicut placet ei: habes boves in holocaustum, et plaustrum, et juga boum in usum lignorum.