Acts 7:47

But Solomon built him an house.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Solomon	Σολομὼν Solomōn	G4672	Solomon (i.e. Shelomoh) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
built	οἰκοδόμησεν oikodomēsen	G3618	to be a house-builder · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
house	οἶκον. oikon	G3624	a dwelling (more or less extensive · noun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

1 Kings 8:20 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as th…
2 Samuel 7:13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
1 Kings 6:37-38 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
1 Kings 5:1-6:2 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…
1 Kings 7:13-51 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
1 Chronicles 17:1 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the…
2 Chronicles 2:1-4 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
2 Chronicles 3:1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:42-50

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; and this was the saddest punishment of all for that sin, as it was of the idolatry of the Gentile world that God gave them up to a reprobate mind. When Israel was joined to idols, joined to the golden calf, and not long after to Baal-peor, God said, Let them alone; let them go on (Act 7:42): Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven. He particularly cautioned them not to do it, at their peril, and gave them reasons why they should not; but, when they were bent upon it,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 7:45

which . . . our fathers that came after--rather, "having received it by succession" (Margin), that is, the custody of the tabernacle from their ancestors. brought in with Jesus--or Joshua. into the possession--rather, "at the taking possession of [the territory of] the Gentiles." unto the days of David--for till then Jerusalem continued in the hands of the Jebusites. But Stephen's object in mentioning David is to hasten from the tabernacle which he set up, to the temple which his son built, in Jerusalem; and this only to show, from their own Scripture (Isa 66:1-2), that even that temple, magnificent though it was, was not the proper resting-place of Jehovah upon earth; as his audience…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 7:46

Desired to find a tabernacle - This was in David's heart, and it met with the Divine approbation: see Sa2 7:2, etc., and see the purpose, Psa 132:2-5; but, as David had been a man of war, and had shed much blood, God would not permit him to build the temple; but he laid the plan and made provision for it, and Solomon executed the design.

John Gill on Acts 7:47

But Solomon built him an house. Though David was so set upon it, and made such large provisions for it, he was not to be the man that should build it, he having been greatly concerned in wars, and in the effusion of blood; but Solomon his son, who enjoyed much peace, was the person designed for this work, and who did accomplish it; of which there is a large account in the 1 Kings 6:1.

The Church Fathers

"But Solomon," it says, "built Him an house." They thought Solomon was great: but that he was not better than his father, nay not even equal to him, is manifest.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 17

In the four hundred eightieth year after the exodus of the sons of Israel from Egypt, Solomon began to build the temple in Jerusalem, as the third book of Kings relates. (1 Kings 6:1) Moreover the temple was built so long after the ascent of Israel from Egypt that, after they had toiled wandering in the mountains, they chose one place, which was in Jerusalem, which God had held in honor. These men, however, being slow of understanding and ignorant of the words of God, thinking that Jerusalem was the city of God, said that God dwelt only therein. God therefore refutes them because they excessively glorified him, and he says: What house will you build for me, who have heaven for a throne, and the earth for the footstool of my feet? For to those who supposed his nature to be confined and limited it was necessary to show openly that He is everywhere and that nothing is capable of containing him, but rather that he passes through all things, and the heaven is full of him, and the earth is full as well.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

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Dictionary and topics

Stephen — One of the seven deacons, who became a preacher of the gospel. He was the first Christian martyr. His personal character and history are recorded in Acts 6. “He fell asleep” with a prayer for his…
Court · ACCUSED SPOKE IN HIS OWN — ACCUSED SPOKE IN HIS OWN
Temple, The First · Was but a temple built with hands — Was but a temple built with hands

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Acts 7:47

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:42-50

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 7:45

Adam Clarke on Acts 7:46

John Gill on Acts 7:47

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 7:47

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:42-50

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 7:45

Adam Clarke on Acts 7:46

John Gill on Acts 7:47

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 7:44-50

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 7:42-43