1 Kings 7:1
Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
Berean Standard Bible
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 the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,
Ecclesiastes 2:4I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
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 →