²⁴ But King David answered Araunah, “No, I ·will pay [insist on paying] the full price for the land. I won’t take anything that is yours and give it to the Lord. I won’t offer a burnt offering [Lev. 1:1–17] that costs me nothing.”

²⁵ So David paid ·Araunah [or Ornan; or Aravna; v. 18] ·about fifteen pounds [^Lsix hundred shekels] of gold for the place. ²⁶ David built an altar to the Lord there [^Cthe site of the future Temple; 2 Chr. 3:1] and offered whole burnt offerings [Lev. 1:1–17] and ·fellowship [or peace; well-being] offerings [Lev. 3:1]. David ·prayed to [called on] the Lord, and he answered him by sending down fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.