1 Kings 5:3

“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.

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WEBBE

“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.

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.

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.

BBE

You have knowledge that David my father was not able to make a house for the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars which were round him on every side, till the Lord put all those who were against him under his feet.

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אַתָּה 'a·tah you H859 יָדַעְתָּ ya·da'·ta you know H3045 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 אָבִי 'a·vi father my H1 כִּי ki that H3588 לֹא lo' not H3808 יָכֹל ya·khol he was able H3201 לִבְנוֹת liv·not to build H1129 בַּיִת ba·yit a house H1004 לְשֵׁם le·shem for [the] name of H8034 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהָיו 'e·lo·hav God his H430 מִפְּנֵי mi·pe·nei (from) because of H6440 הַמִּלְחָמָה ha·mil·cha·mah the war H4421 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 סְבָבֻהוּ se·va·vu·hu they had surrounded him H5437 עַד 'ad until H5704 תֵּת־ tet- gave H5414 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 תַּחַת ta·chat under H8478 כַּפּוֹת ka·pot [the] soles of H3709 רַגְלָי rag·li feet my H7272

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–9

Here is Solomon's design to build a temple. There is no adversary, no Satan, so the word is; no instrument of Satan to oppose it, or to divert from it. Satan does all he can, to hinder temple work. When there is no evil abroad, then let us be ready and active in that which is good, and get forward. Let God's promises quicken our endeavours. And all outward skill and advantages should be made serviceable to the interests of Christ's kingdom.--If Tyre supplies Israel with craftsmen, Israel will supply Tyre with corn, Eze 27:17. Thus, by the wise disposal of Providence, one country has need of another, and is benefitted by another, that there may be dependence on one another, to the glory of God.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.