At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.
Parallel translations
- WEB They sacrificed to Yahweh in that day, of the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep.
- KJV And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
- NKJV And they offered to the Lord at that time seven hundred bulls and seven thousand sheep from the spoil they had brought.
- NASB They sacrificed to the Lord on that day seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from the spoils they had brought.
- NLT On that day they sacrificed to the Lord 700 cattle and 7,000 sheep and goats from the plunder they had taken in the battle.
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Quick answer
They sacrifice to the Lord from the spoil they had taken, hundreds of cattle and thousands of sheep. Worship flows gratefully from God-given victory.
Overview
The people offer abundant sacrifices from the plunder of their earlier triumph, returning to God a portion of what He gave. Generous worship expresses thanksgiving and dependence. Such sacrifices ultimately point to the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ, to which all Old Testament offerings looked forward.
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- 2 Chr 14:13–15Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder
- 2 Chr 7:5And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
- Num 31:28–29Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.
- 2 Chr 1:6Solomon offered sacrifices there before the LORD on the bronze altar in the Tent of Meeting, where he offered a thousand burnt offerings.
- 1 Sam 15:15Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”
- 1 Sam 15:21The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”
- Num 31:50So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”
- 1 Chr 26:26–27This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
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