1 Chronicles 21:22Then David said to Ornan, "Give me the place of this threshing floor, that I may build thereon an altar to Yahweh. You shall sell it to me for the full price, that the plague may be stopped from afflicting the people."
The setting
Mount Moriah, Jerusalem, ~1000 BC. 70,000 Israelites have died from plague because of David's census. The angel of death stopped here, and David knows he must build an altar immediately...
The emotion here: desperate urgency mixed with regal determination to do what's right
The original word
kāsaph (כֶּסֶף) — silver money, full market value, not a discounted or favor price
Why it matters
David paid 600 shekels of gold for this site - approximately $400,000 in today's currency
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 21:22
David insists on full price because worship that costs nothing is worthless - he won't offer God something free
Common misconceptionPeople think David is just being polite by offering to pay, but he's actually establishing a spiritual principle - true worship requires personal sacrifice and cost.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Chronicles 21:22
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 21:22 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 21:22 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include worship preparation, fair dealing. Notable phrases: build thereon an altar; sell it to me.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
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