Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;
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
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.
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.
Themes
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
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Interlinear
Enopion
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 7:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Real Tabernacle
45 which also our fathers having in succession received, did bring in with Joshua, into the possession of the nations whom God did drive out from the presence of our fathers, till the days of David, 46 who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob; 47 and Solomon built Him an house.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 132:1-5
A Song of the Ascents. Remember, Jehovah, for David, all his afflictions.
Acts 13:22
and having removed him, He did raise up to them David for king, to whom also having testified, he said, I found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to My heart, who shall do all My will.
1 Samuel 16:1
And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king.
2 Samuel 7:1-5
And it cometh to pass, when the king sat in his house, and Jehovah hath given rest to him round about, from all his enemies,
2 Samuel 7:8-16
and now, thus dost thou say to My servant, to David: 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, I have taken thee from the comely place, from after the flock, to be leader over My people, over Israel;
2 Samuel 7:18-19
And king David cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, 'Who am I, Lord Jehovah? and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?
1 Chronicles 17:1-4
And it cometh to pass as David sat in his house, that David saith unto Nathan the prophet, 'Lo, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is under curtains;'
1 Samuel 15:28
And Samuel saith unto him, 'Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee to-day, and given it to thy neighbour who is better than thou;
1 Samuel 16:11-13
And Samuel saith unto Jesse, 'Are the young men finished?' and he saith, 'Yet hath been left the youngest; and lo, he delighteth himself among the flock;' and Samuel saith unto Jesse, 'Send and take him, for we do not turn round till his coming in hither.'
2 Samuel 6:21
And David saith unto Michal, ' -- Before Jehovah, who fixed on me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me leader over the people of Jehovah, and over Israel, -- yea, I played before Jehovah;
1 Kings 8:17-19
'And it is with the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, God of Israel,
1 Chronicles 22:7-8
and David saith to Solomon his son, 'As for me, it hath been with my heart to build a house to the name of Jehovah my God,
1 Chronicles 28:2-5
And David the king riseth on his feet, and saith, 'Hear me, my brethren and my people, I -- with my heart -- to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God, and I prepared to build,
1 Chronicles 29:2-3
and with all my power I have prepared for the house of my God, the gold for things of gold, and the silver for those of silver, and the brass for those of brass, the iron for those of iron, and the wood for those of wood, shoham stones, and settings, and stones of painting and of diverse colours, and all kinds of precious stone, and stones of white marble, in abundance.
Psalm 78:68-72
And He chooseth the tribe of Judah, With mount Zion that He loved,
Psalm 89:19-37
Then Thou hast spoken in vision, To Thy saint, yea, Thou sayest, I have placed help upon a mighty one, Exalted a chosen one out of the people,
Psalm 132:11
Jehovah hath sworn truth to David, He turneth not back from it: Of the fruit of thy body, I set on the throne for thee.