I am under no illusions about what is going to happen in the future, and that the end is probably only a few months away. It is so sad to see what was once a very healthy and strong man to now what is a very skinny man with a big frame. He is 55.
How Much Did David Pay for Ornan's Threshingfloor? Claimed Contradiction: II Samuel 24:24 says that David paid 50 shekels of silver to purchase the threshingfloor of Ornan, yet I Chronicles 21:25 says that he paid 600 shekels of gold for this property. This supposed contradiction, like many others, rests on the shaky foundation of cursory reading.
The weight of the gold offered by the Israelites for use in building the tabernacle totaled 29 talents and 730 shekels (Exodus 38:24). This equals about 2,200 pounds of gold. If gold is valued at $250 per troy ounce, the value of this gold is about $8 million.