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New Life Version

Acts 7:47

But Solomon was the one who built the house of God for Him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Court;   Government;   Readings, Select;   Temple;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Thompson Chain Reference - Stephen;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Gospel;   Solomon;   Tabernacle;   Temple;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Old Testament in the New Testament, the;   Persecution;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Future State;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Preaching in the Bible;   Solomon;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mark, Gospel According to;   Stephen;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Law;   Solomon ;   Winter ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Kings;   Solomon;   Stephen;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Persecution;   Stephen;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
It was Solomon, rather, who built him a house,
King James Version (1611)
But Solomon built him an house.
King James Version
But Solomon built him an house.
English Standard Version
But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
New American Standard Bible
"But it was Solomon who built a house for Him.
New Century Version
But Solomon was the one who built the Temple.
Amplified Bible
"But it was Solomon who built a house for Him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But it was Solomon who built a house for Him.
Legacy Standard Bible
But Solomon built a house for Him.
Berean Standard Bible
But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.
Contemporary English Version
And it was finally King Solomon who built a house for God.
Complete Jewish Bible
and Shlomo did build him a house.
Darby Translation
but Solomon built him a house.
Easy-to-Read Version
But Solomon was the one who built the Temple.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But Solomon built him an house.
George Lamsa Translation
But Solomon built God a house.
Good News Translation
But it was Solomon who built him a house.
Lexham English Bible
But Solomon built a house for him.
Literal Translation
but Solomon built Him a house.
American Standard Version
But Solomon built him a house.
Bible in Basic English
But Solomon was the builder of his house.
Hebrew Names Version
But Shlomo built him a house.
International Standard Version
but it was Solomon who built a house for him.1 Kings 6:1; 8:20; 1 Chronicles 17:12; 2 Chronicles 3:1;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
But Shelemun builded the house.
Murdock Translation
But Solomon built the house.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But Solomon buylt hym an house.
English Revised Version
But Solomon built him a house.
World English Bible
But Solomon built him a house.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But Solomon built him an house.
Weymouth's New Testament
But it was Solomon who built a house for Him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But Salomon bildide the hous `to hym.
Update Bible Version
But Solomon built him a house.
Webster's Bible Translation
But Solomon built him a house.
New English Translation
But Solomon built a house for him.
New King James Version
But Solomon built Him a house.
New Living Translation
But it was Solomon who actually built it.
New Revised Standard
But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, Solomon, built him a house.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Solomon built him a house,
Revised Standard Version
But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But Salomon bylt him an housse.
Young's Literal Translation
and Solomon built Him an house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Salomon buylte hi an house.
Mace New Testament (1729)
it was Solomon however that built him a temple.
Simplified Cowboy Version
God didn't let David build it, but he did let his son Solomon complete the church.

Contextual Overview

42 But God turned from them and let them worship the stars of heaven. This is written in the book of the early preachers, ‘Nation of Jews, was it to Me you gave gifts of sheep and cattle on the altar for forty years in the desert? 43 No, you set up the tent to worship the god of Molock and the star of your god Rompha. You made gods to worship them. I will carry you away to the other side of the country of Babylon.' 44 "Our early fathers had the tent to worship in. They used it in the desert. God told Moses to make it like the plan which he had seen. 45 This was received by our early fathers. They brought it here when they won the wars with the people who were not Jews. It was when Joshua was our leader. God made those people leave as our early fathers took the land. The tent was here until the time of David. 46 David pleased God and wanted to build a house for worship for the God of Jacob. 47 But Solomon was the one who built the house of God for Him. 48 But the Most High does not live in buildings made by hands. The early preacher said, 49 'Heaven is the place where I sit and the earth is the place where I rest My feet. What house will you build Me?' says the Lord. ‘Or what is My place of rest? 50 Did not My hands make all these things?'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Samuel 7:13, 1 Kings 5:1-18, 1 Kings 6:1, 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 6:38, 1 Kings 7:13-51, 1 Kings 8:20, 1 Chronicles 17:1, 2 Chronicles 2:1 - 2 Chronicles 4:22, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:13

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:2 - was no 1 Kings 6:14 - General 1 Chronicles 17:12 - He shall Psalms 132:5 - an habitation Mark 12:1 - and set

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But Solomon ... - Built the temple. David was not permitted to do it because he had been a man of war, 1 Chronicles 22:8. He prepared the principal materials for the temple, but Solomon built it, 1 Chronicles 22:0: Compare 1 Kings 6:0.


 
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