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25 So David gave Araunah 600 pieces of gold[a] in payment for the threshing floor.

26 David built an altar there to the Lord and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And when David prayed, the Lord answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn up the offering on the altar. 27 Then the Lord spoke to the angel, who put the sword back into its sheath.

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  1. 21:25 Hebrew 600 shekels of gold, about 15 pounds or 6.8 kilograms in weight.

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