1 Kings 7:1

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

Leeser Tanakh

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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 Lebanon: a hundred cubits was its length, and fifty cubits was its breadth, and thirty cubits was its height, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

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Cross References

1 Kings 9:10And 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,

Ecclesiastes 2:4I made great works: I built myself houses; I planted myself 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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