David announced,“ The house of the Lord God will be built here. Israel’s altar for burnt offerings will also be here.”

大卫说：“这就是耶和华神的殿，为以色列人献燔祭的坛。”

大卫说：“这是耶和华上帝的殿，这是以色列献燔祭的坛。”

大卫说：“这是耶和华神的殿，这是以色列献燔祭的坛。”

大卫说：“耶和华上帝的殿和以色列人献燔祭的坛要在这里。”

大卫吩咐人召集住在以色列地的外族人，又派石匠开凿石头，要建造神的殿。

大衛說：「這就是耶和華神的殿，為以色列人獻燔祭的壇。」

大衛說：「這是耶和華上帝的殿，這是以色列獻燔祭的壇。」

大衛說：「這是耶和華神的殿，這是以色列獻燔祭的壇。」

大衛說：「耶和華上帝的殿和以色列人獻燔祭的壇要在這裡。」

大衛吩咐人召集住在以色列地的外族人，又派石匠開鑿石頭，要建造神的殿。

大衛吩咐了人招聚以色列地的寄居者，又派立了石匠鑿石頭、砍削好好，要建造上帝的殿。

大衛曰、此乃耶和華上帝之室、以色列燔祭之壇、○

大闢曰、耶和華上帝之殿、以色列族燔祭之壇、宜建於此。

大衛曰、此主天主之殿、此以色列人獻火焚祭之祭臺、或作主天主之殿以色列人獻火焚祭之祭臺俱當在此○

Then David said,“ The house of the Lord God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

Then David said,“ Here shall be the house of the Lord God and here the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

Then David said,“ This will be the location for the Temple of the Lord God and the place of the altar for Israel’s burnt offerings!”

Then David said,“ This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

Then David said,“ This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

Then David said,“ This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

Then David said, This is the house of Jehovah God, and this is the altar of burnt- offering for Israel.

Then David said,“ This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

Then David said, This[ is] the house of the LORD God, and this[ is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

David then said,“ This is the place where the temple of the LORD God will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”

Then David said,“ This is the house of Yahweh God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”

Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord. He built it on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. That’s where the Lord had appeared to Solomon’s father David. The Lord had appeared at the threshing floor of Araunah. Araunah was from Jebus. David had provided the threshing floor.

Then the angel of the Lord ordered Gad to tell David to go up to the threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite. He wanted David to build an altar there to honor the Lord.So David went up and did it. He obeyed the message that Gad had spoken in the Lord’ s name.Araunah was threshing wheat. He turned and saw the angel. Araunah’s four children were with him. They hid themselves.David approached the threshing floor. Araunah looked up and saw him. So Araunah left the threshing floor. He bowed down to David with his face toward the ground.David said to him,“ Let me have the property your threshing floor is on. I want to build an altar there to honor the Lord. When I do, the plague on the people will be stopped. Sell the threshing floor to me for the full price.”Araunah said to David,“ Take it! King David, you are my master. Do what you please. I’ll even provide the oxen for the burnt offerings. Use boards from the threshing sleds for the wood. Use the wheat for the grain offering. I’ll give it all to you.”But King David replied to Araunah,“ No! I want to pay the full price. I won’t take what belongs to you and give it to the Lord. I won’t sacrifice a burnt offering that hasn’t cost me anything.”So David paid Araunah 15 pounds of gold for the property.David built an altar there to honor the Lord. He sacrificed burnt offerings and friendship offerings. He called out to the Lord. The Lord answered him by sending fire from heaven on the altar for burnt offerings.Then the Lord spoke to the angel. And the angel put his sword away.When the angel did that, David was still at the threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite. David saw that the Lord had answered him. So he offered sacrifices there.

Jacob was afraid. He said,“ How holy this place is! This must be the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”

But suppose you say to me,‘ We are depending on the Lord our God.’ Didn’t Hezekiah remove your god’s high places and altars? Didn’t Hezekiah say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem,‘ You must worship at the altar in Jerusalem’?

The Lord has chosen Zion. That’s the place where he wants to live.He has said,“ This will be my resting place for ever and ever. Here I will sit on my throne, because that’s what I want.

Didn’t Hezekiah himself remove your god’s high places and altars? Didn’t Hezekiah say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem,“ You must worship at one altar. You must burn sacrifices on it”?

He deserted the holy tent at Shiloh. He left the tent he had set up among his people.

On that day Gad went to David. Gad said to him,“ Go up to the threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite. Build an altar there to honor the Lord.”

‘ I brought my people out of Egypt. Since then, a temple for my Name has not been built. I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel for that purpose. And I have not chosen anyone to be ruler over my people Israel.But now I have chosen Jerusalem. I will put my Name there. And I have chosen David to rule over my people Israel.’

Our people have always worshiped on this mountain. But you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”Jesus said,“ Woman, believe me. A time is coming when you will not worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem.You Samaritans worship what you do not know. We worship what we do know. Salvation comes from the Jews.

Instead, go to the special place he will choose from among all your tribes. He will put his Name there. That’s where you must go.Take your burnt offerings and sacrifices to that place. Bring your special gifts and a tenth of everything you produce. Take with you what you have promised to give. Bring any other offerings you choose to give. And bring the male animals among your livestock that were born first to their mothers.You and your families will eat at the place the Lord your God will choose. He will be with you there. You will find joy in everything you have done. That’s because he has blessed you.

He turned his back on the tents of the people of Joseph. He didn’t choose to live in the tribe of Ephraim.Instead, he chose to live in the tribe of Judah. He chose Mount Zion, which he loved.There he built his holy place as secure as the heavens. He built it to last forever, like the earth.

The Lord your God will choose a special place. He will put his Name there. That’s where you must bring everything I command you to bring. That includes your burnt offerings and sacrifices. It includes your special gifts and a tenth of everything you produce. It also includes all the things of value that you promised to give to the Lord.