1 Kings 7:1

And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years, and brought it to perfection.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

In Context

2He built also the house of the forest of Libanus, the length of it was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits, and the height thirty cubits: and four galleries between pillars of cedar: for he had cut cedar trees into pillars.

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Cross References

1 Kings 9:10And when twenty years were ended after Solomon had built the two houses, that is, the house of the Lord, and the house of the king,

Ecclesiastes 2:4I made me great works, I built me houses, and planted vineyards,

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 →

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