26
He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He prayed, and the Lord answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn the sacrifices on the altar.
24
But the king answered, "No, I will pay you the full price. I will not give as an offering to the Lord something that belongs to you, something that costs me nothing."
25
And he paid Araunah six hundred gold coins for the threshing place.
26
He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He prayed, and the Lord answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn the sacrifices on the altar.
27
The Lord told the angel to put his sword away, and the angel obeyed.
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David saw by this that the Lord had answered his prayer, so he offered sacrifices on the altar at Araunah's threshing place.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.