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Then Solomon began to build the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where [Yahweh] appeared to David his father, which he made ready in the place that David had appointed, in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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A Divinely Chosen Location

Commentators emphasize that the Temple's location on Mount Moriah was not arbitrary. It was the very place God appeared to David, stopping a plague, and is traditionally linked to where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac. Scholars note the name "Moriah" itself likely means "Appearance of God," underscoring the site's divine selection and historical significance.

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2 Chronicles

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 2 Chronicles 3:1

18th Century

Theologian

Where the Lord appeared to David - The marginal rendering, or “which was shown to David,” is preferred by some. The expression is understood…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Chronicles 3:1

19th Century

Bishop

SITE AND DATE (2 Chronicles 3:1–2).

At Jerusalem in mount Moriah. —Nowhere else in the Old Tes…

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Chronicles 3:1

17th Century

Pastor

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Chronicles 3:1–17

17th Century

Minister

A more detailed account of the building of the temple is found in 1 Kings 6. It was to be in the place David had prepared���not only the place he h…