1 Kings 7:1
Solomon was thirteen years building a house for himself till it was complete.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 9:10Now at the end of twenty years, in which time Solomon had put up the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house,
Ecclesiastes 2:4I undertook great works, building myself houses and planting vine-gardens.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 7:1
As, in the story of David, one chapter of wars and victories follows another, so, in the story of Solomon, one chapter concerning his buildings follows another. In this chapter we have, I. His fitting up several buildings for himself and his own use, ver. 1-12 . II. His furnishing the temple which he had built for God, 1. With two pillars, ver. 13-22 . 2. With a molten sea, ver. 23-26 . 3. With ten basins of brass ( ver. 27-37 ), and ten layers upon them, ver. 38, 39 . 4. With all the other utensils of the temple,… Read the whole commentary →