A Place for the Temple: We have seen thus far that the ark of the covenant was brought to Jerusalem (1 Chron. 13–16); that Yahweh denied David’s request to build a “house” for him but made him an eternal promise that he, Yahweh, would build a “house” for David (1 Chron. 17); and that Yahweh subjugated the neighboring nations to David’s rule through a series of wars (1 Chron. 18–20). Through all these narratives two important theological themes emerge: (1) the initiative to establish All-Israel as well as its cult center in Jerusalem could come only from Yahweh and not human effort; and (2) the eternal promise to David’s house, the promise of “rest,” would materialize only under Solomon’s reign. In 1 Chronicles 21 the Chronicler made extensive use of 2 Samuel 24, but he altered some words a…