1 Kings 5:3
Thou, knewest David my father, how that he could not build a house unto the Name of Yahweh his God, because of the wars that were about him on every side,—until Yahweh should put them under the soles of his feet;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2So Solomon sent unto Hiram, saying:—
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:5the hart and the gazelle and the roebuck,—and the wild goat and the mountain goat, and the wild ox, and the mountain sheep.
2 Samuel 7:5Go and say unto my servant—unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh,—Shalt, thou, build me a house, for me to dwell in;
1 Chronicles 22:8but the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying, Blood in abundance, hast thou shed, and, great wars, hast thou made,—thou shalt not build a house for my Name, because, much blood, hast thou shed upon the earth, before me.
2 Chronicles 6:6nevertheless I have made choice of Jerusalem, that my Name might be there,—and I have made choice of David, that he might be over my people Israel.
Nehemiah 5:17And, Jews and deputies, a hundred and fifty men, and they who were coming in unto us from among the nations which were round about us, [depended] upon my table.
Psalms 8:6Shouldst give him dominion over the works of thy hands,—All things, shouldst have put 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 →