And David built... peace offerings. — Word for word as in Samuel.

And called upon the Lord. — Not in Samuel, where the narrative ends with the words, “And the Lord was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.”

From heaven by fire (with the fire from the heavens). — The Divine inauguration of the new altar and place of sacrifice. (See Leviticus 9:24; 1 Kings 18:24; 1 Kings 18:38 — Elijah’s sacrifice; 2 Chronicles 7:1.) Also a sign that David’s prayer was heard.

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