David set up the first altar for Yahweh in Jerusalem (2 Sam. 24:25) and also conceived the plans for building Yahweh a temple (2 Sam. 7:2–3). In Solomon’s temple at Jerusalem, Old Testament worship reached its climax. Of Israel’s holy places dedicated to the worship of God, the temple was the most magnificent and elaborate. The temple was erected in Jerusalem where God had previously appeared (2 Sam. 24:16–25); thus, the temple became the central sanctuary of Israel. King David desired to build a