| Verse | Translation | Text |
| 1Ki 5:3 | King James | Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Solomon's presumption that Hiram knew David's design has not appeared in the previous history, but it is in accordance with Ch1 22:4. |