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Then David said, This is the house of Yahweh God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.
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A Divinely Chosen Location
Commentators agree that David's declaration was not a personal preference but a response to divine revelation. The site for the future temple was confirmed through miraculous events: the appearance of an angel, fire from heaven consuming the sacrifice, and the plague being stopped. This spot was unmistakably marked by God as the place where He would dwell among His people.
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1 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This is the house of the Lord God — The double miracle—that of the angelic appearance and that of the fire from heaven—had convinced David t…
19th Century
Anglican
Then. — And.
This is the house. — Better, This is a house of Jehovah, the (true) God…
Baptist
Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
Now he knew where the te…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then David said Within himself, or to some principal persons about him:
this is the house of the …
Following the terrible judgment inflicted on Israel for David's sin, God pointed out the place where he wanted the temple to be built. After this, …
