1 Kings 5:3
“You know the will of my father David, and that he was not able to build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were imminent all around him, until the Lord set them under the steps of his feet.
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In Context
2Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:5the stag and the roe deer, the gazelle, the wild goat, the addax, the antelope, the giraffe.
2 Samuel 7:5“Go, and say to my servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place?
1 Chronicles 22:8But the word of the Lord came to me, saying: ‘You have shed much blood, and you have battled in many wars. You are not able to build a house to my name, so great was the shedding of blood before me.
2 Chronicles 6:6But I chose Jerusalem, so that my name would be in it. And I chose David, so that I might appoint him over my people Israel.’
Nehemiah 5:17Likewise, the Jews and the magistrates, one hundred and fifty men, were at my table, with those who came to us from among the Gentiles that are around us.
Psalms 8:6You reduced him to a little less than the Angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor,
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 5:2-10
Solomon's Agreement with Hiram. ( b. c. 1014.) 1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. 4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so… Read the whole commentary →