1 Kings 5:3
Thou knowest that David my father could not build a house unto the name of Jehovah his God, because of the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
4But now Jehovah my God has given me rest on every side: there is neither adversary nor evil event.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:5the hart, and the gazelle, and the stag, and the wild goat, and the dishon and the oryx, and the wild sheep.
2 Samuel 7:5Go and say to my servant, to David, Thus saith Jehovah: Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?
1 Chronicles 22:8But the word of Jehovah came to me saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, for thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
2 Chronicles 6:6but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Nehemiah 5:17And there were at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and the rulers, besides those that came to us from among the nations that were about us.
Psalms 8:6Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet:
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 →