Original sentence: Religious reforms made some of the arrangements of the Temple seem unorthodox.The narrative in Kings contains no account of the great brazen altar which stood before the Temple
Edited sentence: 2 Sam.6:6).As a result of editorial reworking of the description, the narrative in Kings contains no account of the great brazen altar which stood before the Temple.But in his reign the nomadic idea still prevailed, and a tent was thought to be Yhwh's proper dwelling (comp.Had he desired to build it he certainly could have done so.Later generations, to whom the Temple seemed a necessity, could not understand why so venerated a man as David did not build it; hence these statements.Later scribes, too, are responsible for those statements which represent David as desiring to build the Temple, and as making preparation for it.Moreover, religious reforms made some of the arrangements of the Temple seem unorthodox, and various scribes may have amplified its description; as they did not always have the same point of view, present accounts are confused to a degree.One of the exaggerations of later times probably produced all those statements which declare that the inner parts of the Temple and all its implements were overlaid with gold.The influence of environment may be seen in the description of Solomon's Temple.When the Temple was constructed it was, together with Solomon's palace, by far the most splendid pile of buildings that the Hebrews had ever seen.With the lapse of time Israel's fortunes declined, and the age of Solomon seemed even more glorious in comparison with later obviously decadent periods; and this increased the tendency to exaggerate the splendor of the Temple