King David dedicated these things to the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="1" /> along with the dedicated silver and gold that he had taken from<n id="2" /> all the nations that he had subdued,

<p class="bodytext">Then David exclaimed to Nathan, &#8220;I have sinned against the <sc>Lordsc>!&#8221; Nathan replied to David, &#8220;Yes, and the <sc>Lordsc> has forgiven<n id="1" /> your sin. You are not going to die.

<p class="bodytext">After four<n id="1" /> years Absalom said to the king, &#8220;Let me go and repay my vow that I made to the <sc>Lordsc> while I was in Hebron.

let seven of his male descendants be turned over to us, and we will execute<n id="1" /> them before the <sc>Lordsc> in Gibeah of Saul, who was the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s chosen one.&#8221;<n id="2" /> The king replied, &#8220;I will turn them over.&#8221;p>

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">David sang<n id="2" /> to the <sc>Lordsc> the words of this song when<n id="3" /> the <sc>Lordsc> rescued him from the power<n id="4" /> of all his enemies, including Saul.<n id="5" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">So Gad went to David that day and told him, &#8220;Go up and build an altar for the <sc>Lordsc> on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.&#8221;

Then David built an altar for the <sc>Lordsc> there and offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings. And the <sc>Lordsc> accepted prayers for the land, and the plague was removed from Israel.p>

So David sent messengers to the people of Jabesh Gilead and told them, &#8220;May you be blessed by the <sc>Lordsc> because you have shown this kindness<n id="1" /> to your lord Saul by burying him.

So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate. They carried it back to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the <sc>Lordsc>

Araunah said, &#8220;Why has my lord the king come to his servant?&#8221; David replied, &#8220;To buy from you the threshing floor so I can build an altar for the <sc>Lordsc>, so that the plague may be removed from the people.&#8221;

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" />