1 Kings 9:1
And it came to pass when Solomon had completed the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
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In Context
2that Jehovah appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Zif;
1 Kings 9:10And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Jehovah and the king's house,
1 Kings 9:19and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and cities for chariots, and cities for the horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and on Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
2 Chronicles 7:11And Solomon completed the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he did prosperously.
Ecclesiastes 2:4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
Ecclesiastes 6:9Better is the seeing of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this also is vanity and pursuit of the 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 →