Acts 7:47

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

Acts 7:47 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
47 But Solomon built him an house.
English Standard Version (ESV)
47 But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
New Living Translation (NLT)
47 But it was Solomon who actually built it.
The Message Bible (MSG)
47 But Solomon built it.
American Standard Version (ASV)
47 But Solomon built him a house.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
47 But Solomon was the one who built a house for God.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
47 But it was Solomon who built Him a house.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
47 Instead, it was Solomon who built it for him.

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 After receiving the tabernacle, our ancestors under Joshua brought it with them when they took the land from the nations God drove out before them. It remained in the land until the time of David,
46 who enjoyed God’s favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
47 But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
48 “However, the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
49 “ ‘Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me? says the Lord. Or where will my resting place be?

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