2Ch 3:1 | NET2full | STEP | Solomon began building the Lord ’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah , where the Lord had appeared to his father David . This was the place that David prepared at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite .

2 Chronicles 3:1

The Building of the Temple

1 Solomon began building the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord ^{▼▼tn Heb “where he.” “Lord” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.} had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David prepared at the threshing floor of Ornan ^{▼▼tn In 2 Sam 24:16 this individual is called אֲרַוְנָא (ʾaravna; traditionally “Araunah”). The form of the name found here also occurs in 1 Chr 21:15; 18-28.} the Jebusite.