1 Kings 7:1

+ 7:1 Verse 1, etc. See the first 12 verses of this chapter placed at the end of it in the Vatican copy. See below.And king Solomon sent, and took Chiram out of Tyre,

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2the son of a widow woman; and he was of the tribe of Nephthalim, and his father was a Tyrian; a worker in brass, and accomplished in art and skill and knowledge to work every work in brass: and he was brought in to king Solomon, and he wrought all the works.

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Cross References

1 Kings 9:10During twenty years in which Solomon was building the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the house of the king,

Ecclesiastes 2:4I enlarged my work; I built me houses; I planted me 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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