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1 Kings 5:2-4
International Standard Version
1 Kings 5:2-4
International Standard Version
2 Solomon sent this message to Hiram:
3 “You know that my father David was unable to build a temple dedicated to[a] the Lord his God because he was busy fighting wars all around him until the Lord defeated his enemies. 4 But now the Lord has given me rest all around, since I have neither foreign adversaries nor domestic crises.
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- 1 Kings 5:3 Lit. temple to the name of
1 Kings 5:2-4
New International Version
1 Kings 5:2-4
New International Version
2 Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
3 “You know that because of the wars(A) waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build(B) a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.(C) 4 But now the Lord my God has given me rest(D) on every side, and there is no adversary(E) or disaster.
1 Kings 5:2-4
King James Version
1 Kings 5:2-4
King James Version
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.
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