Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 21:24
And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take [that] which [is] thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
Verse 24. For the full price] That is, six hundred shekels full weight of pure gold.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
See Gill “1Ch 21:1”.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
The infinitive is very frequently used in Hebrew as the continuation of the verb. fin., and is found in all the books of the Old Testament (cf. the collection of passages illustrative of this peculiar form of brief expression, which We. gives, 351, c), and that not only with regard to the infin. absol., but the infin. constr. also. David’s answer to Ornan’s offer to give him the place for the altar, and the cattle, plough, and wheat for the burnt-offering, was therefore: “no, I will buy it for full price; I will not take what belongs to thee for Jahve, and bring burnt-offerings without cost,” i.e., without having paid the price for them.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(24) For the full price.Samuel simply, At a price (different word). The next clause does not appear in Samuel, but may well be original.
Nor offer burnt offerings without cost.So Samuel: Nor will I offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings without cost. It was of the essence of sacrifice to surrender something valued in order to win from God a greater good (Ewald).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
offer = offer up. Hebrew. ‘alah. App-43.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Nay: Gen 14:23, Gen 23:13, Deu 16:16, Deu 16:17, Mal 1:12-14, Rom 12:17
for I will not: It is a maxim from heaven, “Honour the Lord with thy substance.” He who has a religion that costs him nothing, has a religion that is worth nothing; nor will any man esteem the ordinances of God, if those ordinances cost him nothing. Had Araunah’s noble offer been accepted, it would have been Araunah’s sacrifice, not David’s; nor would it have answered the end of turning away the displeasure of the Most High. It was David that sinned, not Araunah; therefore David must offer sacrifice.
Reciprocal: 2Sa 24:24 – Nay 1Ch 4:17 – Eshtemoa 1Ch 29:3 – I have Ecc 10:19 – but
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
21:24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full {l} price: for I will not take [that] which [is] thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
(l) That is, as much as it is worth: for having enough of his own, and yet to have taken of another man’s goods to offer to the Lord would had been theft and not acceptable to God.