Acts 7:47

Modern

But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.

Traditional

But Solomon built him an house.

Literal

But Solomon built for Him a house.

Latin

Salomon autem ædificavit illi domum.

Greek

English

But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.

Stephen answered the accusations by speaking about his Lord (see Luke 21:12–17). Instead of defending himself, he became a witness in God's legal case against them. This revealed how contrary they were and their lack of loyalty. Stephen gave a history of Israel's past and reminded them of their repeated rejections of those who announced God's messages.
Stephen's review of Israel's history has three main parts:
1. The work of the patriarchs. This refers to Abraham and those descended from him who founded the nation of Israel (Acts 7:2–16).
2. The ministry of Moses (7:17–43).
3. The role of the tabernacle and the temple (7:44–50).
  Stephen ended his historical survey with a strong criticism of his people's lack of obedience. Like a prophet, he challenged them to stop resisting the Holy Spirit. He told them to turn to God with grief for their sins (repentance) and faith.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Kings 8:20
Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
2 Samuel 7:13
He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
1 Kings 6:37–38
The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.
1 Kings 7:13–51
Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.
2 Chronicles 3:1
Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
2 Chronicles 2:1–4
Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
1 Kings 5:1–6:2
Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
Zechariah 6:12–13
And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 17:1
After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”

Solomon: Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom