Acts 7:47

47 But it was Solomon who built him a house. ¹

Acts 7:47 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:47

But Solomon built him an house.
] Though David was so set upon it, and made such large provisions for it, he was not to be the man that should build it, he having been greatly concerned in wars, and in the effusion of blood; but Solomon his son, who enjoyed much peace, was the person designed for this work, and who did accomplish it; of which there is a large account in the ( 1 Kings 6:1-7:51 ) .

Acts 7:47 In-Context

45 Later on, our ancestors who received the tent from their fathers carried it with them when they went with Joshua and took over the land from the nations that God drove out as they advanced. And it stayed there until the time of David.

46 He won God's favor and asked God to allow him to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

47 But it was Solomon who built him a house.

48 "But the Most High God does not live in houses built by human hands; as the prophet says,

49 "Heaven is my throne, says the Lord, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house would you build for me? Where is the place for me to live in?

Cross References

• 1. 7.47 1 K 6.1-38;2 Chronicles 3.1-17.