25 So David paid Ornan (A)600 shekels[a] of gold by weight for the site. 26 And David built there an altar to the Lord and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings and called on the Lord, and the Lord[b] (B)answered him with fire from heaven upon the altar of burnt offering. 27 Then the Lord commanded the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 21:25 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
  2. 1 Chronicles 21:26 Hebrew he

25 So David paid Araunah six hundred shekels[a] of gold for the site. 26 David built an altar to the Lord there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on the Lord, and the Lord answered him with fire(A) from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.

27 Then the Lord spoke to the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 21:25 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms