2Sa 24:21, 25 | ESV | STEP | And Araunah said , Why has my lord the king come to his servant ? David said , To buy the threshing floor from you, in order to build an altar to the Lord , that the plague may be averted from the people .

2 Samuel 24:21

21 And Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” David said, “To buy the threshing floor from you, in order to build an altar to the Lord, that the plague ^amay be averted from the people.”

2 Samuel 24:25

25 And David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. ^bSo the Lord responded to the plea for the land, and the plague was averted from Israel.