15. So יְהוָ֥ה sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.

16. And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, יְהוָ֥ה repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of יְהוָ֥ה was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.

17. And David spake unto יְהוָ֥ה when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.

18. And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto יְהוָ֥ה in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite.

19. And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as יְהוָ֥ה commanded.

20. And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.

21. And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto יְהוָ֥ה, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

22. And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what good unto him: behold, oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and instruments of the oxen for wood.

23. All these did Araunah, a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, יְהוָ֥ה thy Elohim accept thee.

24. And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto יְהוָ֥ה my Elohim of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

25. And David built there an altar unto יְהוָ֥ה, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So יְהוָ֥ה was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.