2 Samuel 24:21
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 the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
Cross-reference
In 2 Samuel 24:3, Joab warned David against the census that brought this plague — now David seeks to atone by buying the threshingfloor.
In 2 Samuel 24:18, God through Gad commands David to build an altar on this threshingfloor — David is now obeying that command.
In 2 Samuel 21:3-14, David atones for Saul's sin against Gibeonites to end a famine — here he atones for the census to end a plague.
In Numbers 16:47-50, Aaron stops a plague by making atonement with incense — here David builds an altar to stop a plague.
In 1 Chronicles 21:22, the parallel account records David's identical request to Ornan (Araunah) for the threshingfloor.
In Genesis 23:8-16, Abraham purchases a burial site from a Hittite — here David purchases a threshingfloor for an altar, both buying land from a foreigner for a sacred purpose.