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Acts 7:47

But Solomon was the one who built the Temple.

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.
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 Life Bible
But Solomon was the one who built the house of God for Him.
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 against them and let them continue worshiping the army of false gods in the sky. This is what God says in the book that contains what the prophets wrote: ‘People of Israel, you did not bring me blood offerings and sacrifices in the desert for 40 years; 43 You carried with you the tent for worshiping Moloch and the image of the star of your god Rephan. These were the idols you made to worship. So I will send you away beyond Babylon.' 44 "The Holy Tent was with our ancestors in the desert. God told Moses how to make this tent. He made it like the plan that God showed him. 45 Later, Joshua led our ancestors to capture the lands of the other nations. Our people went in and God made the other people go out. When our people went into this new land, they took with them this same tent. Our people received this tent from their fathers, and our people kept it until the time of David. 46 God was very pleased with David. He asked God to let him build a Temple for the people of Jacob. 47 But Solomon was the one who built the Temple. 48 "But the Most High God does not live in houses built by human hands. This is what the prophet writes: 49 ‘The Lord says, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is where I rest my feet. So do you think you can build a house for me? Do I need a place to rest? 50 Remember, I made 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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