## translationWords

* [[en:tw:david]]
* [[en:tw:desert]]
* [[en:tw:father]]
* [[en:tw:gentile]]
* [[en:tw:jacob]]
* [[en:tw:moses]]
* [[en:tw:promisedland]]
* [[en:tw:tabernacle]]
* [[en:tw:testimony]]

## translationNotes

* Stephen continues his defense before the Jewish council that he began in [[:en:bible:notes:act:07:01]].
* **tabernacle of the testimony** - The tent that housed the ark (a box) with the 10 commandments carved in stone inside it
* **possession of the nations** - This would include the land, buildings, crops, animals and all the possessions of the nations Israel was conquering.
* **It was like this until the days of David** - The Ark remained in a tent up to and including the time of David, king of Israel.
* **a dwelling place for the God of Jacob** - David wanted the Ark to reside in Jerusalem, not in a tent wandering around Israel.