1 Kings 9:10

During twenty years in which Solomon was building the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the house of the king,

LXX2012 (US English)

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 men shall say, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought out their fathers from Egypt, out of the house of bondage, and they attached themselves to strange gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore the Lord has brought this evil upon them. Then Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharao out of the city of David into his house which he built for himself in those days.

11Chiram king of Tyre helped Solomon with cedar + 9:11 Gr. woods. wood, and fir + 9:11 Gr. woods. wood, and with gold, and all that he wished for: then the king gave Chiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

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Cross References

1 Kings 9:1And it came to pass when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all the work of Solomon, whatever he wished to perform,

2 Chronicles 8:8but were of the children of them whom the children Israel destroyed not, that were left after them in the land, even them did Solomon make tributaries 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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