How much did David pay Ornan the Jebusite for the entire site of the threshing floor to build an altar?
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Correct answer: 600 shekels of gold
1 Chronicles 21:25 specifies that David paid 600 shekels of gold for the site (whereas 2 Samuel mentions 50 shekels of silver for the floor and oxen). The site eventually became the location of the Temple.
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