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2 Samuel 24:16-23

16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord was grieved because of the calamity and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

17 When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the Lord, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall upon me and my family.”

18 David Builds an Altar
On that day Gad went to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”

19 So David went up, as the Lord had commanded through Gad.

20 When Araunah looked and saw the king and his men coming toward him, he went out and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.

21 Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?”
“To buy your threshing floor,” David answered, “so I can build an altar to the Lord, that the plague on the people may be stopped.”

22 Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take whatever pleases him and offer it up. Here are oxen for the burnt offering, and here are threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood.

23 O king, Araunah gives all this to the king.” Araunah also said to him, “May the Lord your God accept you.”

Cross References for 2 Samuel 24:16-23

Genesis 6:6 - The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. Click to read the verse Genesis 6:6 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:6

Hosea 11:8 - “How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Adma... Click to read the verse Hosea 11:8 Click to read the verse Hosea 11:8

1 Samuel 15:11 - “I am grieved that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carrie... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:11 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:11

1 Chronicles 21:15 - And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the Lord saw it and ... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:15 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:15

Psalms 106:45 - for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented. Click to read the verse Psalms 106:45 Click to read the verse Psalms 106:45

Jeremiah 26:19 - “Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did not Hezekiah fear the... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 26:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 26:19

Exodus 32:14 - Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened. Click to read the verse Exodus 32:14 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:14

Psalms 35:6 - may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them. Click to read the verse Psalms 35:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 35:6

Habakkuk 3:2 - Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, i... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:2 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:2

Exodus 12:13 - The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will ... Click to read the verse Exodus 12:13 Click to read the verse Exodus 12:13

Genesis 10:16 - Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Click to read the verse Genesis 10:16 Click to read the verse Genesis 10:16

Zechariah 9:7 - I will take the blood from their mouths, the forbidden food from between their teeth. Those who... Click to read the verse Zechariah 9:7 Click to read the verse Zechariah 9:7

Judges 1:21 - The Benjamites, however, failed to dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to thi... Click to read the verse Judges 1:21 Click to read the verse Judges 1:21

2 Samuel 24:18 - David Builds an Altar On that day Gad went to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 24:18 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 24:18

2 Chronicles 32:21 - And the Lord sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men and the leaders and officers i... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 32:21 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 32:21

Psalms 135:14 - For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. Click to read the verse Psalms 135:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 135:14

Psalms 90:13 - Relent, O Lord! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. Click to read the verse Psalms 90:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 90:13

Isaiah 37:36 - Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 37:36 Click to read the verse Isaiah 37:36

Acts 12:23 - Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, an... Click to read the verse Acts 12:23 Click to read the verse Acts 12:23

1 Chronicles 21:15-16 - And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the Lord saw it and ... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:15-16 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:15-16

2 Chronicles 3:1 - Solomon Builds the Temple Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mo... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 3:1 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 3:1

1 Kings 19:4 - while he himself went a day’s journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:4 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:4

Exodus 9:28 - Pray to the Lord, for we have had enough thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don’t have to... Click to read the verse Exodus 9:28 Click to read the verse Exodus 9:28

Isaiah 57:16 - I will not accuse forever, nor will I always be angry, for then the spirit of man would grow fa... Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:16 Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:16

Isaiah 40:1-2 - Comfort for God’s People Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Click to read the verse Isaiah 40:1-2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 40:1-2

Psalms 78:49 - He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility— a band of destro... Click to read the verse Psalms 78:49 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:49

Exodus 12:23 - When the Lord goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the ... Click to read the verse Exodus 12:23 Click to read the verse Exodus 12:23

1 Corinthians 10:10 - And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:10 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:10

Joshua 15:63 - Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites... Click to read the verse Joshua 15:63 Click to read the verse Joshua 15:63

Psalms 78:38 - Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he r... Click to read the verse Psalms 78:38 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:38

Amos 7:3 - So the Lord relented. “This will not happen,” the Lord said. Click to read the verse Amos 7:3 Click to read the verse Amos 7:3

Amos 7:6 - So the Lord relented. “This will not happen either,” the Sovereign Lord said. Click to read the verse Amos 7:6 Click to read the verse Amos 7:6

Jeremiah 18:7-10 - If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, Click to read the verse Jeremiah 18:7-10 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 18:7-10

Jeremiah 42:10 - ‘If you stay in this land, I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:10 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:10

1 Chronicles 21:27 - Then the Lord spoke to the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath. Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:27 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:27

Joshua 11:3 - to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites and Jebusites in ... Click to read the verse Joshua 11:3 Click to read the verse Joshua 11:3

2 Samuel 5:8 - On that day, David said, “Anyone who conquers the Jebusites will have to use the water shaft to... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 5:8 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 5:8

Judges 19:11 - When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Come, l... Click to read the verse Judges 19:11 Click to read the verse Judges 19:11

2 Kings 19:35 - That night the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand m... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 19:35 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 19:35

Joel 2:13-14 - Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and comp... Click to read the verse Joel 2:13-14 Click to read the verse Joel 2:13-14

Mark 14:41 - Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hou... Click to read the verse Mark 14:41 Click to read the verse Mark 14:41

2 Corinthians 2:6 - The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him. Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 2:6 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 2:6

Isaiah 27:8 - By warfare and exile you contend with her— with his fierce blast he drives her out, as on a day... Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 27:8

1 Chronicles 1:14 - Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 1:14 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 1:14

Job 33:22 - His soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the messengers of death. Click to read the verse Job 33:22 Click to read the verse Job 33:22