KJV ORIGINAL
Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then David said, 'This is where the LORD God's house will be built, and this is where the altar for Israel's burnt offerings will stand.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
David is declaring the specific location where God's temple and altar should be built for the people of Israel.
📚 Historical Context
This declaration came after David witnessed God's angel at the threshing floor of Ornan (Araunah) the Jebusite, where God stopped a plague that had struck Israel due to David's pride in conducting an unauthorized census. David purchased this location and offered sacrifices there, recognizing it as the divinely chosen site. This would become the location where Solomon later built the magnificent temple in Jerusalem.
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