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Acts 7:47 KJV
Acts · chapter 7 · verse 47
But Solomon built him an house.Acts 7:47 · King James Version
Acts 7:47 in context
45Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
46Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47But Solomon built him an house.
48Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
49Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- SolomonsolomōnSolomon = " peaceful" , the son of David and was the wisest and richest king that…G4672 →
- builtoikodomeōto build a house, erect a building, to build , to restore by building, to rebuild…G3618 →
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Two things we have in these verses: - I. Stephen upbraids them with the idolatry of their fathers, which God gave them up to, as a punishment for their early forsaking him in worshipping the golden calf;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 42-50