Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version David built an altar to the LORD there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the LORD, and the LORD answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. New Living Translation David built an altar there to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And when David prayed, the LORD answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn up the offering on the altar. English Standard Version And David built there an altar to the LORD and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings and called on the LORD, and the LORD answered him with fire from heaven upon the altar of burnt offering. Berean Standard Bible And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. King James Bible And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. New King James Version And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called on the LORD; and He answered him from heaven by fire on the altar of burnt offering. New American Standard Bible Then David built an altar there to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called to the LORD, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. NASB 1995 Then David built an altar to the LORD there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called to the LORD and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. NASB 1977 Then David built an altar to the LORD there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called to the LORD and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. Legacy Standard Bible Then David built there an altar to Yahweh and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called to Yahweh and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. Amplified Bible Then David built an altar to the LORD there and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings. And he called on the LORD, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. Christian Standard Bible He built an altar to the LORD there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the LORD, and he answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. Holman Christian Standard Bible He built an altar to the LORD there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the LORD, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. American Standard Version And David built there an altar unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon Jehovah; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And David built there an altar to LORD JEHOVAH, and he brought burnt sacrifices and peace lambs, and he prayed before LORD JEHOVAH, and he answered him, and fire came down from Heaven and consumed the sacrifices that were on the altar. Brenton Septuagint Translation And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered up whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings: and he cried to the Lord, and he answered him by fire out of heaven on the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, and it consumed the whole-burnt-offering. Contemporary English Version David built an altar and offered sacrifices to please the LORD and sacrifices to ask his blessing. David prayed, and the LORD answered him by sending fire down on the altar. Douay-Rheims Bible And he built there an altar to the Lord: and he offered holocausts, and peace offerings, and he called upon the Lord, and he heard him by sending Are from heaven upon the altar of the holocaust. English Revised Version And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. GOD'S WORD® Translation David built an altar for the LORD there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the LORD, and the LORD answered him by [sending] fire from heaven on the altar for burnt offerings. Good News Translation He built an altar to the LORD there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He prayed, and the LORD answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn the sacrifices on the altar. International Standard Version built an altar to the LORD there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called out to the LORD, and he answered him from heaven with fire on the altar of burnt offerings. JPS Tanakh 1917 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon the LORD; and He answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering. Literal Standard Version and David builds an altar to YHWH there, and offers burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and calls to YHWH, and He answers him from the heavens with fire on the altar of the burnt-offering. Majority Standard Bible And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. New American Bible David then built an altar there to the LORD, and sacrificed burnt offerings and communion offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him by sending down fire from heaven upon the altar for burnt offerings. NET Bible David built there an altar to the LORD and offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings. He called out to the LORD, and the LORD responded by sending fire from the sky and consuming the burnt sacrifice on the altar. New Revised Standard Version David built there an altar to the LORD and presented burnt offerings and offerings of well-being. He called upon the LORD, and he answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. New Heart English Bible David built an altar to the LORD there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called on the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire on the altar of burnt offering, and it consumed the burnt offering. Webster's Bible Translation And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt-offering. World English Bible David built an altar to Yahweh there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called on Yahweh; and he answered him from the sky by fire on the altar of burnt offering. Young's Literal Translation and David buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and offereth burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and calleth unto Jehovah, and He answereth him with fire from the heavens on the altar of the burnt-offering. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Builds an Altar…25So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site. 26And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. 27Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath.… Cross References Leviticus 9:24 Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown. Judges 6:21 Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. 1 Kings 18:38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench. 1 Chronicles 21:27 Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath. Treasury of Scripture And David built there an altar to the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called on the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire on the altar of burnt offering. built there Exodus 20:24,25 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee… Exodus 24:4,5 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel… and called 1 Samuel 7:8,9 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines… Psalm 51:15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. Psalm 99:9 Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy. by fire Leviticus 9:24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. Judges 6:21 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. Judges 13:20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground. Jump to Previous Altar Built Burnt Burnt-Offerings David Fellowship Fire Heaven Heavens Offered Offereth Offering Offerings Peace Peace-Offerings Prayers Presented Sacrificed SkyJump to Next Altar Built Burnt Burnt-Offerings David Fellowship Fire Heaven Heavens Offered Offereth Offering Offerings Peace Peace-Offerings Prayers Presented Sacrificed Sky1 Chronicles 21 1. David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people5. The number of the people being brought, David repents of it 9. David having three plagues proposed by God, chooses the pestilence 14. After the death of 70,000, David by repentance prevents the destruction of Jerusalem 18. David, by Gad's direction, purchases Ornan's threshing floor; 26. where having built an altar, God gives a sign of his favor by fire. 28. David sacrifices there, being restrained from Gibeon by fear of the angel (26) And David built . . . peace offerings.--Word for word as in Samuel. And called upon the Lord.--Not in Samuel, where the narrative ends with the words, "And the Lord was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel." From heaven by fire (with the fire from the heavens).--The Divine inauguration of the new altar and place of sacrifice. (See Leviticus 9:24; 1Kings 18:24; 1Kings 18:38--Elijah's sacrifice; 2Chronicles 7:1.) Also a sign that David's prayer was heard. Verse 26. - He answered him from heaven by fire. There is no doubt significance in the fact that the compiler of Chronicles records this answer by fire, unmentioned in the Book of Samuel. He would give prominence to this great token, as determining, or going a great way towards determining, the site of the temple. The answer by fire was given on critical and special occasions (Leviticus 9:24; 1 Kings 18:24, 38).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Andדָּוִ֤יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse there שָׁ֨ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither he built וַיִּבֶן֩ (way·yi·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build an altar מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ (miz·bê·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar to the LORD לַיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and offered וַיַּ֥עַל (way·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively burnt offerings עֹל֖וֹת (‘ō·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering and peace offerings. וּשְׁלָמִ֑ים (ū·šə·lā·mîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8002: A sacrifice for alliance or friendship, peace offering He called וַיִּקְרָא֙ (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read upon אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel who answered him וַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּ (way·ya·‘ă·nê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond with fire בָאֵשׁ֙ (ḇā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of heaven הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky on עַ֖ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the altar מִזְבַּ֥ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4196: An altar of burnt offering. הָעֹלָֽה׃ (hā·‘ō·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering Links 1 Chronicles 21:26 NIV1 Chronicles 21:26 NLT 1 Chronicles 21:26 ESV 1 Chronicles 21:26 NASB 1 Chronicles 21:26 KJV 1 Chronicles 21:26 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 21:26 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 21:26 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 21:26 French Bible 1 Chronicles 21:26 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 21:26 David built there an altar to Yahweh (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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