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2 Samuel 24
David orders a census of the fighting men, and his conscience strikes him. Given a choice of judgements, he chooses three days of pestilence. The angel stops at the threshing floor of Araunah, which David buys to build an altar there, and the plague ends.
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- The Bible Time MapMount Moriah · The Bible Time MapOpen
- Solomon's TempleMount Moriah · Solomon's TempleOpen
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2 Samuel tells of the purchase; 2 Chronicles names the place as Mount Moriah and the site of the Temple.