Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
who found favor in God's sight and asked for permission to build a [special] house for the God of Jacob's [descendants] to live in.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Holman Bible
He found favor in God’s sight and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God
International Standard Version
He found favor with God and asked to design a dwelling for the house of Jacob,
A Conservative Version
who found favor in the sight of God. And he asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
American Standard Version
who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
Amplified
who found favor (grace, spiritual blessing) in the sight of God and asked that he might [be allowed to] find a dwelling place for the
Anderson New Testament
who found favor before God, and desired to find a dwelling-place for the God of Jacob.
Bible in Basic English
Who was pleasing to God; and he had a desire to make a holy tent for the God of Jacob.
Common New Testament
who found favor in God's sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and desired to have a settled tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Darby Translation
who found favour before God, and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;
Godbey New Testament
who found favor before God, and asked that he should build a tabernacle for the house of Jacob.
Goodspeed New Testament
He won the approval of God and begged to be allowed to provide a dwelling for the God of Jacob,
John Wesley New Testament
Who found favour with God, and petitioned to find an habitation for the God of Jacob.
Julia Smith Translation
Who found grace before God, and asked to find a tent to the God of Jacob.
King James 2000
Who found favor before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Lexham Expanded Bible
who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
Modern King James verseion
who found favor with God and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
which found favour before God, and desired that he would faine have made a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Moffatt New Testament
He found favour with God and asked permission to devise a dwelling for the God of Jacob.
Montgomery New Testament
"David obtained favor with God, and asked permission to find a dwelling-place for the God of Jacob.
NET Bible
He found favor with God and asked that he could find a dwelling place for the house of Jacob.
New Heart English Bible
who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
Noyes New Testament
who found favor before God, and asked that he might find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
Sawyer New Testament
who found favor with God and desired to find a dwelling for the God of Jacob.
The Emphasized Bible
Who found favour before God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
who found favour before God, and sought to procure an habitation for the God of Jacob.
Twentieth Century New Testament
David found favor with God, and prayed that he might find a dwelling for the God of Jacob.
Webster
Who found favor before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Weymouth New Testament
David obtained favour with God, and asked leave to provide a dwelling-place for the God of Jacob.
Williams New Testament
He found favor with God and begged to design a dwelling for the God of Jacob,
World English Bible
who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
Worrell New Testament
who found favor in the sight of God, and asked that he might find 'A habitation for the God of Jacob.'
Worsley New Testament
and was desirous to provide an habitation for the God of Jacob.
Youngs Literal Translation
who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;
Themes
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Select readings » Stephen's defense
Interlinear
Enopion
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 7:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Real Tabernacle
45 Our forefathers also brought this Tabernacle with them under Joshua's leadership when they entered [Canaan] to occupy the land of these Gentile nations. God removed these nations as our forefathers advanced through the land, up until the reign of King David, 46 who found favor in God's sight and asked for permission to build a [special] house for the God of Jacob's [descendants] to live in. 47 But [eventually] it was Solomon who [actually] built this house [for God].
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 13:22
And when God removed him [from the throne of Israel] He raised up David to be their king. God said about him, 'I have found David, the son of Jesse, to be a man close to my heart [i.e., whom I loved very much] and he will do all that I want him to.'