So it was, on the next morning, that the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
Parallel translations
- WEB On the next day, the people rose early, and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
- KJV And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
- BSB The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings.
- NASB And it came about the next day that the people got up early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
- NLT Early the next morning the people built an altar and presented their burnt offerings and peace offerings on it.
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Quick answer
The next day the people built an altar and offered burnt and peace offerings.
Overview
Their worship through sacrifice sought atonement and renewed fellowship with God amid the crisis. The burnt and peace offerings express both contrition and a desire for restored peace within the nation. Even in their confusion, Israel turned to God in worship, though the schemes that follow show worship without full wisdom or obedience.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 2 Sam 24:25David built an altar to Yahweh there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So Yahweh was entreated for the land, and the plague was removed from Israel.
- 1 Kgs 8:64The same day the king made the middle of the court holy that was before Yahweh’s house; for there he offered the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before Yahweh was too little to receive the burnt offering, the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings.
- Hos 5:15I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.”
- Ps 78:34–35When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.
- 2 Sam 24:18Gad came that day to David, and said to him, “Go up, build an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
- Exod 20:24–25You shall make an altar of earth for me, and shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I record my name I will come to you and I will bless you.
- Heb 13:10We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tabernacle have no right to eat.
- Judg 6:26Then build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold, in an orderly way, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.”
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