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The Place Chosen for the Temple

28 At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he made his sacrifices there. 29 For the tabernacle of the Lord that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were at that time in the high place at Gibeon,(A) 30 but David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord. 22 Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the Lord God and here the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”(B)

28 From that time on, after David had observed that the Lord had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he made his sacrifices there. 29 Meanwhile, the tent of the Lord that Moses had crafted in the desert, along with the altar of burnt offerings, were being stored at the high place in Gibeon at that time, 30 but David was not going before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword carried by the angel of the Lord. 22 David said, “This is where the Lord God’s Temple will be, along with the altar of burnt offerings for Israel.”