While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the messenger, and he and his four sons hid themselves.

When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David; he came out from the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face<n id="1" /> to the ground.

So David bought the place from Ornan for 600 pieces of gold.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">At that time, when David saw that the <sc>Lordsc> responded to him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there.

<p class="bodytext">So the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s messenger told Gad to instruct David to go up and build<n id="1" /> an altar for the <sc>Lordsc> on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

<p class="bodytext">God sent an angel<n id="1" /> to ravage<n id="2" /> Jerusalem. As he was doing so,<n id="3" /> the <sc>Lordsc> watched<n id="4" /> and relented from<n id="5" /> his judgment.<n id="6" /> He told the angel who was destroying, &#8220;That&#8217;s enough!<n id="7" /> Stop now!&#8221;<n id="8" />p> <p class="bodytext">Now the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s angel was standing near the threshing floor of Ornan<n id="9" /> the Jebusite.

David said to Ornan, &#8220;Sell me the threshing floor<n id="1" /> so I can build<n id="2" /> on it an altar for the <sc>Lordsc> &#8211; I&#8217;ll pay top price<n id="3" /> &#8211; so that the plague may be removed<n id="4" /> from the people.&#8221;

Ornan told David, &#8220;You can have it!<n id="1" /> My master, the king, may do what he wants.<n id="2" /> Look, I am giving you the oxen for burnt sacrifices, the threshing sledges for wood, and the wheat for an offering. I give it all to you.&#8221;

King David replied to Ornan, &#8220;No, I insist on buying it for top price.<n id="1" /> I will not offer to the <sc>Lordsc> what belongs to you or offer a burnt sacrifice<n id="2" /> that cost me nothing.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Solomon began building the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple in Jerusalem<n id="1" /> on Mount Moriah, where the <sc>Lordsc> had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David prepared at the threshing floor of Ornan<n id="2" /> the Jebusite.