Lux Domini
Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.

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Interpretation

This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of memory and worship in 1 Chronicles.

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This thought runs through 1 Chronicles 21:18-22.

Glossary

David Person
Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .