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hande of man. 14 So the Lord sent a pestilence in into his sheath. 28 At that time when Dauid sawe
Israel, and there fell of Israel seuentie thousande that the Lord had heard him in the thresshing
men. 15 And God sent the Angel into Ierusalem floore of Ornan the Iebusite, then he sacrificed
to destroy it. And as he was destroying, the there. 29 (But the Tabernacle of the Lord which
Lord behelde, and repented of the euill and sayde Moses had made in the wildernesse, and the altar
to the Angel that destroyed, It is nowe ynough, of burnt offring were at that season in the hie
let thine hande cease. Then the Angel of the place at Gibeon. 30 And Dauid could not go before
Lord stoode by the thresshing floore of Ornan it to aske counsel at God: for he was afraide of the
the Iebusite. 16 And Dauid lift vp his eyes, and sworde of the Angel of the Lord.)
sawe the Angel of the Lord stande betweene the
earth and the heauen with his sworde drawen in
his hand, and stretched out towarde Ierusalem. 22
Then Dauid and the Elders of Israel, which were
clothed in sacke, fell vpon their faces. 17 And 1 And Dauid saide, This is the house of the
Dauid said vnto God, Is it not I that commanded to Lord God, and this is the altar for the burnt
offring of Israel.
And Dauid commanded to
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nomber the people? It is euen I that haue sinned
and haue committed euil, but these sheepe what gather together the strangers that were in the
haue they done? O Lord my God, I beseech thee, lande of Israel, and he set masons to hewe and
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polish stones to builde the house of God. Dauid
let thine hande be on me and on my fathers also prepared much yron for the nayles of the
house, and not on thy people for their destruc- doores and of the gates, and for the ioynings,
tion. 18 Then the Angel of the Lord commanded and abundance of brasse passing weight, And
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Gad to say to Dauid, that Dauid should goe vp, and cedar trees without nomber: for the Zidonians
set vp an altar vnto the Lord in the thresshing and they of Tyrus brought much cedar wood to
floore of Ornan the Iebusite. 19 So Dauid went Dauid. 5 And Dauid saide, Salomon my sonne is
vp according to the saying of Gad, which he had yong and tender, and we must builde an house
spoken in the Name of the Lord. 20 And Ornan for the Lord, magnificall, excellent and of great
turned about, and sawe the Angel, and his foure fame and dignitie throughout all countreyes. I
sonnes, that were with him, hid them selues, will therefore nowe prepare for him. So Dauid
and Ornan thresshed wheat. 21 And as Dauid
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came to Ornan, Ornan looked and sawe Dauid, prepared very much before his death. Then he
and went out of the thresshing floore, and bowed called Salomon his sonne, and charged him to
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himselfe to Dauid with his face to the grounde. builde an house for the Lord God of Israel. And
22 And Dauid saide to Ornan, Giue me the place of Dauid said to Salomon, My sonne, I purposed
thy thresshing floore, that I may builde an altar with my selfe to builde an house to the Name
therein vnto the Lord: giue it me for sufficient of the Lord my God, 8 But the worde of the
money, that the plague may be stayed from the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed much
people. 23 Then Ornan saide vnto Dauid, Take it blood, and hast made great battels: thou shalt
to thee, and let my lord the King do that which not builde an house vnto my Name: for thou
seemeth him good: loe, I giue thee bullockes for hast shead much blood vpon the earth in my
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burnt offrings, and thresshing instruments for sight. Beholde, a sonne is borne to thee, which
wood, and wheat for meate offring, I giue it all. shalbe a man of rest, for I will giue him rest
24 And King Dauid saide to Ornan, Not so: but from all his enemies rounde about: therefore his
I will bye it for sufficient money: for I wil not name is Salomon: and I will sende peace and
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take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer quietnes vpon Israel in his dayes. Hee shall
burnt offrings without cost. 25 So Dauid gaue builde an house for my Name, and he shalbe
to Ornan for that place sixe hundreth shekels my sonne, and I will be his father, and I will
of golde by weight. 26 And Dauid built there an establish the throne of his kingdome vpon Israel
altar vnto the Lord, and offred burnt offrings, for euer. 11 Nowe therefore my sonne, the Lord
and peace offrings, and called vpon the Lord, and shalbe with thee, and thou shalt prosper, and
he answered him by fire from heauen vpon the thou shalt builde an house to the Lord thy God,
altar of burnt offring. 27 And when the Lord had as he hath spoken of thee. 12 Onely the Lord
spoken to the Angel, he put vp his sworde againe giue thee wisedome and vnderstanding, and giue
thee charge ouer Israel, euen to keepe the Lawe