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45 Our fathers received it in turn and brought it in with Joshua when they took possession of the land of the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it remained until the days of David, 46 who found favor in God’s sight. He asked to find a dwelling place for the God[a] of Jacob. 47 But Solomon built a house for Him.

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  1. Acts 7:46 Lit. house; cf. Ps. 132:3-5(LXX).

45 After receiving the tabernacle, our ancestors under Joshua brought it with them when they took the land from the nations God drove out before them.(A) It remained in the land until the time of David,(B) 46 who enjoyed God’s favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.[a](C) 47 But it was Solomon who built a house for him.(D)

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  1. Acts 7:46 Some early manuscripts the house of Jacob