2 Samuel 24:23

23 Ó rei, eu dou tudo isso a ti”. E acrescentou: “Que o SENHOR, o teu Deus, aceite a tua oferta”.

2 Samuel 24:23 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 24:23

All these [things] did Araunah, [as] a king, give unto the
king
The note of similitude as is not in the text; from whence some have thought he was king of the Jebusites before Jerusalem was taken out of their hands, or however was of the royal race, perhaps the son and heir of the then king at that time; or he has this title given him, because of his great liberality, having the spirit of a prince in him, even of a king; so Ulysses addressed Antinous, saying, thou art like a king, and therefore should give more largely than others ^F8:

and Araunah said unto the king, the Lord thy God accept thee;
thine offering with a good will; with pleasure and delight, as the Targum; that so the plague might be removed, and which no doubt made him the more ready to part with the above things, and all that he had; so dreadful did the calamity appear to him, and especially after he saw the angel with his drawn sword just over him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Homer. Odyss. 17. ver. 335.

2 Samuel 24:23 In-Context

21 e disse: “Por que o meu senhor e rei veio ao teu servo?”Respondeu Davi: “Para comprar sua eira e edificar nela um altar ao SENHOR, para que cesse a praga no meio do povo”.

22 Araúna disse a Davi: “O meu senhor e rei pode ficar com o que desejar e oferecê-lo em sacrifício. Aqui estão os bois para o holocausto, e o debulhador e o jugo dos bois para a lenha.

23 Ó rei, eu dou tudo isso a ti”. E acrescentou: “Que o SENHOR, o teu Deus, aceite a tua oferta”.

24 Mas o rei respondeu a Araúna: “Não! Faço questão de pagar o preço justo. Não oferecerei ao SENHOR, o meu Deus, holocaustos que não me custem nada”; e comprou a eira e os bois por cinquenta peças. de prata.

25 Davi edificou ali um altar ao SENHOR e ofereceu holocaustos e sacrifícios de comunhão Então o SENHOR aceitou as súplicas em favor da terra e terminou a praga que destruía Israel.