1 Chronicles 19:5

19:5 Messengers ¹  came and told David what had happened to the men, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho ²  until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”

1 Chronicles 21:24

21:24 King David replied to Ornan, “No, I insist on buying it for top price. ³  I will not offer to the Lord what belongs to you or offer a burnt sacrifice ⁴  that cost me nothing. ⁵ 

[19:5]  ¹ tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:5]  ² map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[21:24]  ³ tn Heb “No, for buying I will buy for full silver.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.

[21:24]  ⁴ tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:24 has the plural “burnt sacrifices.”

[21:24]  ⁵ tn Or “without [paying] compensation.”