English Standard Version
Acts 7:45
45Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David,
Acts 7:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
- New International Version (NIV)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. It remained in the land until the time of David,
- New King James Version (NKJV)which our fathers, having received it in turn, also brought with Joshua into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers until the days of David,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it stayed there until the time of King David.
Context of Acts 7:45
43You took up the tent of Moloch and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship; and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.' 44"Our fathers had the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen. Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David, 46who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. 47But it was Solomon who built a house for him.
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ἣν καὶ εἰσήγαγον διαδεξάμενοι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν μετὰ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῇ κατασχέσει τῶν ἐθνῶν, ὧν ἐξῶσεν ὁ θεὸς ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἕως τῶν ἡμερῶν Δαυίδ·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- fathersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- that came afterδιαδέχομαιdiadechomai · to receive in turnG1237
- brought inεἰσάγωeisagō · to bring inG1521
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JoshuaG2424
- intoἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the possessionκατάσχεσιςkataschesis · possessionG2697
- of the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- drave outἐξωθέωexōtheō exōthō · to expelG1856
- beforeἀπόapo · away fromG575
- the faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
- untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- of DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
Cross-references for Acts 7:45
- Joshua 3:11Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into the Jordan.
- Joshua 18:1Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land lay subdued before them.
- Judges 18:31So they set up Micah's carved image that he made, as long as the house of God was at Shiloh.
- 1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, who is enthroned on the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- 1 Kings 8:4And they brought up the ark of the Lord, the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the priests and the Levites brought them up.
- 1 Chronicles 16:39And he left Zadok the priest and his brothers the priests before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon
- 1 Chronicles 21:29For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were at that time in the high place at Gibeon,
- Joshua 3:6And Joshua said to the priests, "Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on before the people." So they took up the ark of the covenant and went before the people.
- Hebrews 4:8For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on.
- Acts 13:19And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land as an inheritance.
- Nehemiah 9:24So the descendants went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would.
- Psalms 44:2you with your own hand drove out the nations, but them you planted; you afflicted the peoples, but them you set free;
- Psalms 78:55He drove out nations before them; he apportioned them for a possession and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
- 2 Samuel 6:1David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.
- 1 Chronicles 15:1David built houses for himself in the city of David. And he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
Commentaries on Acts 7:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45Brought in with Jesus - That is, with Joshua, whom the Greek version, quoted by St. Stephen, always writes , Jesus, but which should constantly be written Joshua in such cases as the present, in order to avoid ambiguity and confusion. Possession of the Gentiles - , of the heathens, whom Joshua conquered, and gave their land to the children of Israel.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45Our fathers that came after - None of the generation that came out of Egypt were permitted to enter into the and of Canaan except Caleb and Joshua, Numbers 14:22-24; Numbers 32:11-12. Hence, it is said that their fathers who “came after,” that is, after the generation when the tabernacle was built. The Greek, however, here means, properly, “which also our fathers, having “received,” brought,” etc. The sense is not materially different. Stephen means that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-50Verses 42-50 Stephen upbraids the Jews with the idolatry of their fathers, to which God gave them up as a punishment for their early forsaking him. It was no dishonour, but an honour to God, that the tabernacle gave way to the temple; so it is now, that the earthly temple gives way to the spiritual one; and so it will be when, at last, the spiritual shall give way to the eternal one. The whole world is God's temple, in which he is every where present, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-53Stephen 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: The work of the patriarchs. This refers to…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 42-5042-50. gave them up--judicially. as ... written in the book of the prophets--the twelve minor prophets, reckoned as one: the passage is from Am 5:25. have ye offered to me ... sacrifices?--The answer is, Yes, but as if ye did it not; for "neither did ye offer to Me only, nor always, nor with a perfect and willing heart" [Bengel].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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