Then Davidsaid,"Thisis the houseof the LORDGod,and thisis the altarof burntofferingfor Israel."
He was afraidand said,"Howawesomeis thisplace!Thisis noneotherthanthe houseof God,and thisis the gateof heaven."
So Gadcameto Davidthat dayand saidto him, "Goup, erectan altarto the LORDon the threshingfloorof Araunahthe Jebusite."
"But ifyou sayto me, 'We trustin the LORDour God,'is it not He whosehighplacesand whose altarsHezekiahhas takenaway,and has saidto Judahand to Jerusalem,'You shall worshipbeforethisaltarin Jerusalem'?
But Davidcouldnot gobeforeit to inquireof God,for he was terrifiedby the swordof the angelof the LORD.
Then Solomonbeganto buildthe houseof the LORDin Jerusalemon MountMoriah,where[the LORD] had appearedto his fatherDavid,at the placethat Davidhad preparedon the threshingfloorof Ornanthe Jebusite.
Has not the sameHezekiahtakenawayHis highplacesand His altars,and saidto Judahand Jerusalem,"You shall worshipbeforeonealtar,and on it you shall burnincense"?
So that He abandonedthe dwellingplaceat Shiloh,The tentwhich He had pitchedamong men,
"Immediatelythe one who had receivedthe fivetalentswentand tradedwith them, and gainedfivemoretalents.
then it shall comeabout that the placein whichthe LORDyour Godwill choosefor His nameto dwell,thereyou shall bringallthat I commandyou: your burntofferingsand your sacrifices,your tithesand the contributionof your hand,and allyour choicevotiveofferingswhichyou will vowto the LORD.
but in the placewhichthe LORDchoosesin oneof your tribes,thereyou shall offeryour burntofferings,and thereyou shall doallthat I commandyou.
