1 Kings 5:3

David

¹ Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

² And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:

“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.

⁴ But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.

⁵ So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: “As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.
KJV: 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.
WEB: “You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars which were around him on every side, until the LORD put his enemies under the soles of his feet.
ASV: Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Jehovah his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: “You know David my father, how he could not build a house for the name of YHWH his God because of the wars that surrounded him, until YHWH put them under the soles of his feet.

ÅB: Du vet at min far David ikke kunne bygge et hus for Herrens, sin Guds navn for de krigers skyld hvormed de hadde omringet ham, inntil Herren la dem under hans føtter.
OTB: "Du vet at min far David ikke kunne bygge et hus for Herrens, sin Guds navn på grunn av krigene som omringet ham, inntil Herren la dem under hans føtters såler.
B1930: Du vet at min far David ikke kunde bygge et hus for Herrens, sin Guds navn for de krigers skyld hvormed de hadde omringet ham, inntil Herren la dem under hans føtter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Chronicles 28:3
but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.’
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1 Chronicles 22:8
but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.
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Psalms 110:1
The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
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1 Corinthians 15:25
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
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Psalms 8:6
You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
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1 Chronicles 22:4–6
and more cedar logs than could be counted; for the Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large quantity of cedar logs to David.
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Malachi 4:3
Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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Joshua 10:24
When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
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