Acts 7:47

47 and Shlomo did build him a house.

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 fathers who had received it brought it in with Y'hoshua when they took the Land away from the nations that God drove out before them. "So it was until the days of David.

46 He enjoyed God's favor and asked if he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Ya'akov

47 and Shlomo did build him a house.

48 But Ha'Elyon does not live in places made by hand! As the prophet says,

49 'Heaven is my throne,' says ADONAI, 'and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house could you build for me? What kind of place could you devise for my rest?