1 Kings 9:10

Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king’s house,

In Context

9And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’”

11King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.

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Cross References

1 Kings 6:37The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.

1 Kings 9:1Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,

2 Chronicles 8:8their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:2-10

God's Answer to Solomon. ( b. c. 1001.) 1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord , and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, 2 That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. 3 And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall… Read the whole commentary →

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