1 Kings 5:3
Thou knowest the will of David my father, and that he could not build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were round about him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:5The hart and the roe, the buffle, the chamois, the pygarg, the wild goat, the camelopardalus.
2 Samuel 7:5Go, and say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord: Shalt thou build me a house to dwell in?
1 Chronicles 22:8But the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Thou hast shed much blood, and fought many battles, so thou canst not build a house to my name, after shedding so much blood before me:
2 Chronicles 6:6But I chose Jerusalem, that my name might be there: and I chose David to set him over my people Israel.
Nehemiah 5:17The Jews also and the magistrates to the number of one hundred and fifty men, were at my table, besides them that came to us from among the nations that were round about us.
Psalms 8:6Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour:
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 →