1 Kings 9:1
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
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2that LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:37In the fourth year the foundation of the house of LORD was laid, in the month Ziv.
1 Kings 9:10And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of LORD and the king's house
1 Kings 9:19and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion
2 Chronicles 7:11Thus Solomon finished the house of LORD, and the king's house. And all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of LORD, and in his own house, he caused to prosper.
Ecclesiastes 2:4I made for me great works. I built for me houses. I planted for me vineyards.
Ecclesiastes 6:9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:1
In this chapter we have, I. The answer which God, in a vision, gave to Solomon's prayer, and the terms he settled with him, ver. 1-9 . II. The interchanging of grateful kindnesses between Solomon and Hiram, ver. 10-14 . III. His workmen and buildings, ver. 15-24 . IV. His devotion, ver. 25 . V. His trading navy, ver. 26-28 . Read the whole commentary →