And that day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Gad came that day to David, and said to him, “Go up, build an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
- KJV And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
- NKJV And Gad came that day to David and said to him, “Go up, erect an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
- NASB So Gad came to David that day and said to him, “Go up, erect an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
- NLT That day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
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Quick answer
Gad instructs David to build an altar to the LORD on Araunah's threshing floor.
Overview
God's word through Gad turns David from terror to worship, directing him to the very place where mercy stopped the plague. The command to build an altar shows that the way of restored fellowship is through sacrifice, anticipating the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ.
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Cross-references · 2
- 2 Sam 24:11When David got up in the morning, a revelation from the LORD had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer:
- 1 Chr 21:18–30Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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