1 Chronicles 28:2 meaning and explanation
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
1 Chronicles 28:2, Berean Standard Bible
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King David, now elderly, stands before the assembled leaders of Israel in Jerusalem to hand the kingdom and the temple project to his son Solomon. Speaking as king to his people, he recalls a personal desire rather than a command: it was in his heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant and as a footstool for God.
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