1 Chronicles 22:1
Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 21:18-28 recounts the angel's command, purchase, and sacrifice that directly leads to David's declaration here.
Deuteronomy 12:5-7 commands worship at the place God chooses; David here identifies that place, establishing the central sanctuary.
In John 4:20-22, Jesus shifts worship from a specific location (Jerusalem) to spirit and truth — contrasting with the OT focus on this temple site.
Psalm 132:14 records God saying 'This is my resting place forever' — matching David's assertion that this is the site for the altar.
Psalm 132:13 states that the LORD has chosen Zion as His dwelling — echoing David's declaration that here shall be the house of God.
Psalm 78:67-69 confirms God's choice of Judah and Mount Zion for His sanctuary — directly paralleling David's identification of this site.
2 Chronicles 6:5 recalls that God chose no city until now; David's identification of the threshing floor is where God's name would dwell.
2 Chronicles 3:1 confirms Solomon built the temple on this exact threshing floor, fulfilling David's declaration.
2 Samuel 24:18 records the same command to build an altar at this threshing floor, confirming the location David names.
Deuteronomy 12:11 reiterates bringing offerings to the chosen place; David's declaration fulfills that command by designating this site.
Ezra 2:68 describes returning exiles giving offerings to rebuild the temple on its original site—the very site David declared in 22:1.
2 Samuel 24:25 recounts the same event: David builds an altar and God responds, establishing the site for the temple.
In 2 Chronicles 6:6, Solomon recalls that God chose Jerusalem for His name — the same city whose site David declares here as the temple location.
2 Kings 18:22 cites Hezekiah's reform commanding worship only at the Jerusalem altar — the same centralized site David designated here.
2 Chronicles 32:12 similarly records Hezekiah's command to worship at one altar in Jerusalem — reinforcing the centralization started by David.
Psalm 78:60 describes God forsaking Shiloh (old tabernacle site) — contrasting with David's declaration of the new chosen site in Jerusalem.
In Genesis 28:17, Jacob calls Bethel 'the house of God' — David similarly declares this threshing floor the temple site.
In 2 Chronicles 11:16, faithful Israelites come to Jerusalem to sacrifice, demonstrating the ongoing sanctity of the temple site David designated in 22:1.