Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 5:3:

• Kupsabiny: “‘You know that the enemies have attacked my father from all sides. So he has not managed to build a house for God where he can be adored/worshiped. Then at last God made him to defeat his enemies.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “You know that my father David had to do battle with the neighboring enemy lands. So that he was not able to build a temple for the name of the LORD his God until the LORD had made his enemies subject to him. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘You know that my father David was- not -able-to-build a temple for the honor of the LORD his God, because he was always fighting (against) his enemies the nations in the surrounding-(area). He could- not -build until the LORD cause- him -to-defeat all his enemies.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “‘You know that my father David led his soldiers to fight many wars against his enemies in the nearby countries. So he could not arrange to build a temple in which we could worship Yahweh our God, until after Yahweh enabled the Israeli army to defeat all his enemies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)