What Does 1 Kings 5:3 Mean?

thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you

“Thou knowest”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“how that David”

david, the youngest son of jesse

“my father”

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“could”

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

“not build”

to build (literally and figuratively)

“an house”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

“unto the ~”

an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“his God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“for”

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

“the wars”

a battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“which were about him on every side”

to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“put”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc

“them under the soles”

the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-

“of his feet”

a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda