1 Kings 5:3 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Kings 5:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 5:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 5:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of Yahweh his God because of the wars which were around him on every side, until Yahweh put his enemies under the soles of his feet.”
1 Kings 5:3 — World English Bible
1 Kings 5:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Kings 5:3 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 5:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`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.”
1 Kings 5:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 5:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou knowest that David my father could not build a house unto the name of Jehovah hisGod, because of the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet. ”
1 Kings 5:3 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 5:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou knowest that Dauid my father could not build an house vnto the Name of the Lord his God, for the warres which were about him on euery side, vntill the Lord had put them vnder the soles of his feete.”
1 Kings 5:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 5:3 in Context — 1 Kings 5
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 that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
What Does 1 Kings 5:3 Mean?
1 Kings 5:3 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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