2 Samuel 24:22

“And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood.”

"And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood." - 2 Samuel 24:22
Commentary

What does 2 Samuel 24:22 mean?

The verse 2 Samuel 24:22 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for…

Read full commentaryDevotional

The Heart of Sacrifice: A Lesson from Araunah

As we delve into 2 Samuel 24:22, we encounter a significant moment in the life of King David as he seeks to offer a sacrifice to the Lord. The King James Version (KJV) records this poignant exchange: "And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what…

Read devotionalPrayer

A Prayer of Gratitude and Sacrifice

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, we come before Your holy presence with hearts full of reverence and gratitude for Your boundless grace. Just as King David stood before Araunah to offer worship and sacrifice, we too stand before You, recognizing Your sovereignty…

Read prayer

Artwork for 2 Samuel 24:22

See all →
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 24:22 - "And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood."
2 Samuel 22:24 - "I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity."
James 2:2-4
"I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity." - 2 Samuel 22:24
2 Samuel 19:24
1 Samuel 24:22 - "And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold."
2 Samuel 22:22 - "For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God."
2 Samuel 22:17-20
2 Samuel 6:14–22
2 Samuel 22:2 - "And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;"
2 Samuel 20:24 - "And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:"
2 Samuel 24:19 - "And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded."
2 Samuel 22:19 - "They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay."
2 Samuel 22:48 - "It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,"
2 Samuel 22:13 - "Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled."
2 Samuel 24:6 - "Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,"
2 Samuel 23:24 - "Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,"
2 Samuel 22:46 - "Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places."
2 Samuel 22:42 - "They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not."
2 Samuel 22:33 - "God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect."
2 Samuel 22:6 - "The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;"
2 Samuel 22:15 - "And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them."
2 Samuel 22:32 - "For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?"
2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 22:14 - "The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice."
2 Samuel 22:47 - "The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation."