2 Samuel 24:22-24

New Catholic Bible

²² In reply, Araunah said to David: “I beseech my lord the king to take and offer up whatever he wishes. Here are the oxen for the burnt offering, as well as the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for wood. ²³ All this, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” Then he added: “May the Lord, your God, look favorably upon your offering.”

²⁴ However, the king said to Araunah: “No. I insist on paying you for this. Under no circumstances will I offer up to the Lord, my God, burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” Therefore, David purchased the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.^[a]