1 Kings 7:1
וְאֶת ־ בֵּיתוֹ בָּנָה שְׁלֹמֹה שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה וַיְכַל אֶת ־ כָּל ־ בֵּיתֽוֹ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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 9:10וַיְהִי מִקְצֵה עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה אֲשֶׁר ־ בָּנָה שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת ־ שְׁנֵי הַבָּתִּים אֶת ־ בֵּית יְהוָה וְאֶת ־ בֵּית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃
Ecclesiastes 2:4הִגְדַּלְתִּי מַעֲשָׂי בָּנִיתִי לִי בָּתִּים נָטַעְתִּי לִי כְּרָמִֽים ׃
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 →