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Acts 7:47

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But Solomon built him a house.

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Acts 7:47 in other translations

But Solomon built him a house.

Acts 7:47 · American Standard Version

Acts 7:47 in context

  1. 45which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David,
  2. 46who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
  3. 47But Solomon built him a house.
  4. 48However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
  5. 49‘heaven is my throne,
    and the earth a footstool for my feet.
    What kind of house will you build me?’ says the Lord.
    ‘Or what is the place of my rest?