For David, the center of Jehovah’s worship was the tabernacle with its copper - covered altar of sacrifice, which during his reign was located at Gibeon, to the north of Jerusalem.
( 1. Ķēniņu 3: 4.) Šis apmēram tikai 2,2 kvadrātmetrus lielais altāris bija daudz mazāks par iespaidīgo altāri, kas tika uzcelts Salamana tempļa pagalmā.