221 Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
221 Then David said, "The house of the Lord God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel."
221 Then David said, "Here shall be the house of the Lord God and here the altar of burnt offering for Israel."
221 So David declared, "From now on, this is the site for the worship of God; this is the place for Israel's Altar of Burnt Offering."
221 Then David said, "This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of burnt offering for Israel."
221 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!"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 22:1
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 22:1-5
(Read 1 Chronicles 22:1-5)
On occasion of the terrible judgment inflicted on Israel for the sin of David, God pointed out the place where he would have the temple built; upon which, David was excited to make preparations for the great work. David must not build, but he would do all he could; he prepared abundantly before his death. What our hands find to do for God, and our souls, and those round us, let us do it with all our might, before our death; for after death there is no device nor working. And when the Lord refuses to employ us in those services which we desired, we must not be discouraged or idle, but do what we can, though in a humbler sphere.