2 Chronicles 8:1

Solomon’s workers worked for 20 years to build the temple and the king’s palace.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,

In Context

2Then his workers rebuilt the cities that King Hiram had given back to Solomon, and Solomon sent Israelis to live in those cities.

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Cross References

1 Kings 7:1They also built a palace for Solomon, but it required 13 years to build it.

1 Kings 9:10Solomon’s workers labored for 20 years to build the temple and the palace.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 8:1

In this chapter we are told, I. What cities Solomon built, ver. 1-6 . II. What workmen Solomon employed, ver. 7-10 . III. What care he took about a proper settlement for his wife, ver. 11 . IV. What a good method he put the temple-service into, ver. 12-16 . V. What trading he had with foreign countries, ver. 17, 18 . Read the whole commentary →

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