1 Chronicles 21:24

21:24 King David replied to Ornan, “No, I insist on buying it for top price. ¹  I will not offer to the Lord what belongs to you or offer a burnt sacrifice ²  that cost me nothing. ³ 

1 Chronicles 21:1

The Lord Sends a Plague against Israel

21:1 An adversary ⁴  opposed ⁵  Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 1:28

1:28 The sons of Abraham:

Isaac and Ishmael.

[21:24]  ¹ tn Heb “No, for buying I will buy for full silver.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.

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

[21:24]  ³ tn Or “without [paying] compensation.”

[21:1]  ⁴ tn Or “Satan.” The Hebrew word שָׂטָן (satan) can refer to an adversary in general or Satan in particular. There is no article accompanying the term here, which suggests it should be understood generally (cf. NAB “a satan”).

[21:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “stood against.”

[21:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “and incited David to count Israel.” As v. 5 indicates, David was not interested in a general census, but in determining how much military strength he had.