And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gad | גָ֥ד gad | H1410 | Gad · proper noun, a man's name |
| came | וַיָּבֹא vai.ya.vo'- | H935 | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם bai.Yom | H3117 | a day (as the warm hours) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| David | דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid | H1732 | David · proper noun, a man's name |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer | H559 | to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular |
| up | עֲלֵה֙ 'a.Leh | H5927 | to ascend · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular |
| rear | הָקֵ֤ם ha.Kem | H6965 | to rise (in various applications · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular |
| altar | מִזְבֵּ֔חַ miz.Be.ach | H4196 | an altar · noun, common masculine singular absolute |
| LORD | לַֽיהוָה֙ la.Yah.weh | H3068 | Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title |
| threshingfloor | בְּגֹ֖רֶן be.Go.ren | H1637 | a threshing-floor (as made even) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| Araunah | אֲרַ֥וְנָה 'a.ra.ne.yah | H728 | Aravnah (or Arnijah or Ornah) · proper noun, a man's name |
| Jebusite | הַיְבֻסִֽי hay.vu.Si | H2983 | a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute |
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Araunah--or Ornan (Ch1 21:18), the Jebusite, one of the ancient inhabitants, who, having become a convert to the true religion, retained his house and possessions. He resided on Mount Moriah, the spot on which the temple was afterwards built (Ch2 3:1); but that mount was not then enclosed in the town.
Go up, rear an altar unto the Lord - This place is supposed to be Mount Moriah: on which, according to the rabbins, Cain and Abel offered their sacrifices; where Abraham attempted to sacrifice Isaac, and where the temple of Solomon was afterwards built.
And Gad came that day to David,.... Ordered and directed by the angel of the Lord, 1 Chronicles 21:18, and said unto him, go up, rear an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite: it was too far to go to Gibeon, where the tabernacle was, at such a time of extremity, when the sword of the angel was stretched out over Jerusalem, 1 Chronicles 21:29; and this was the most proper place, as it was the very spot over and nearest to which the angel was; and was on Mount Moriah, where the Jews say Abraham offered up Isaac; and where the temple was afterwards built, as Kimchi and Ben Gersom observe; and Eupolemus, an Heathen writer (g), says, that when David desired to build…
Read the whole note in the consoleDavid's heart, i.e., his conscience, smote him, after he had numbered the people, or had given orders for the census to be taken. Having now come to a knowledge of his sin, he prayed to the Lord for forgiveness, because he had acted foolishly. The sin consisted chiefly in the self-exaltation which had led to this step (see the introductory remarks). Sa2 24:11-13 When he rose up in the morning, after he had calmly reflected upon the matter during the night upon his bed, and had been brought to see the folly of his determination, the prophet Gad came to him by the command of God, pointed out to him his fault, and foretold the punishment that would come from God. "Shall seven years of famine co…
Notice, brothers, that no place in the land of the Jews was found worthy for the altar of the Lord to be built; but in the land of the Gentiles a place is chosen where the angel is seen and the altar of the Lord is built, and thus the wrath of the almighty Lord is appeased. Then already was prefigured the fact that in the hearts of the Jews no worthy place could be found to offer spiritual victims; the land of the Gentiles, that is, the conscience of Christians, is chosen as the place for the Lord's temple. This the apostle clearly indicates when he rebukes the Jews and says, "It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first, but since you have judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we now turn to the Gentiles." This means [that] because you have rejected Christ and have not prepared a worthy place on which to set the Lord's altar, we will put it in the land of the Gentiles, that is, in the hearts of all the people. For this reason the same apostle exclaims to us, "Holy is the temple of God, and you are this temple." Now notice, dearly beloved, that the land of the Gentile king was chosen at the time when the Jewish people were struck by God's plague. This we see fulfilled in the Lord's passion; for when the Jewish people rejected the Lord and crucified him, then his altar was consecrated on the threshing floor of the Gentiles, that is, on every land. That is why the angel of the Lord stood on the threshing floor of the Gentile king; the true angel, Christ, visited the people of the Gentiles.
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I am the one who has sinned: David’s earlier confession of sin was limited to his circumstances (“forgive my guilt,” 24:10); now he prayed for those he considered innocent (but see 24:1) and offered to die in their place. • as sheep: David was the shepherd of Israel (see study note on 7:8).
The Yevusite. He was the chief officer of the Zion fortress the name of which is Yevusi.22Having formerly belonged to them, see earlier verses 5:6–5:9.
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