The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

Araunah told David, &#8220;My lord the king may take whatever he wishes<n id="1" /> and offer it. Look! Here are oxen for burnt offerings, and threshing sledges<n id="2" /> and harnesses<n id="3" /> for wood.

<p class="bodytext">When they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon,<n id="1" /> Uzzah reached out and grabbed hold of<n id="2" /> the ark of God,<n id="3" /> because the oxen stumbled.

honey, curds, flocks, and cheese.<n id="1" /> For they said, &#8220;The people are no doubt hungry, tired, and thirsty there in the desert.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;When a traveler arrived at the rich man&#8217;s home,<n id="1" /> he did not want to use one of his own sheep or cattle to feed<n id="2" /> the traveler who had come to visit him.<n id="3" /> Instead, he took the poor man&#8217;s lamb and cooked<n id="4" /> it for the man who had come to visit him.&#8221;p>

But the king said to Araunah, &#8220;No, I insist on buying it from you! I will not offer to the <sc>Lordsc> my God burnt sacrifices that cost me nothing.&#8221;p> <p class="bodytext">So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty pieces of silver.<n id="1" />