1 Kings 5:3
'Thou hast known David my father, that he hath not been able to build a house to the name of Jehovah his God, because of the wars that have been round about him, till Jehovah's putting them under the soles of his feet.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2and Solomon sendeth unto Hiram, saying,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:5hart, and roe, and fallow deer, and wild goat, and pygarg, and wild ox, and chamois;
2 Samuel 7:5'Go, and thou hast said unto My servant, unto David, Thus said Jehovah, Dost thou build for Me a house for My dwelling in?
1 Chronicles 22:8and the word of Jehovah [is] against me, saying, Blood in abundance thou hast shed, and great wars thou hast made: thou dost not build a house to My name, for much blood thou hast shed to the earth before Me.
2 Chronicles 6:6and I fix on Jerusalem for My name being there, and I fix on David to be over My people Israel.
Nehemiah 5:17and of the Jews, and of the prefects, a hundred and fifty men, and those coming in unto us of the nations that [are] round about us, [are] at my table;
Psalms 8:6Thou dost cause him to rule Over the works of Thy hands, All Thou hast placed 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 →