1 Kings 9:1
And it came to pass, when Solomon had made an end of building the house of Yahweh, and the house of the king, and everything that Solomon desired, which he was pleased to make,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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In Context
2then appeared Yahweh unto Solomon, a second time,—as he appeared unto him, in Gibeon.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:37In the fourth year, was laid the foundation of the house of Yahweh,—in the month Zif;
1 Kings 9:10And it came to pass, at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses,—the house of Yahweh, and the house of the king;
1 Kings 9:19also all the store cities, which Solomon had, and the cities for chariots, and the cities for horsemen,—and the desire of Solomon that he was pleased to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land that he ruled over.
2 Chronicles 7:11Thus Solomon finished the house of Yahweh, and the house of the king,—and, all that had come in upon the heart of Solomon, to do in the house of Yahweh and in his own house, he prosperously executed.
Ecclesiastes 2:4I enlarged my works,—I built me houses, I planted me vineyards;
Ecclesiastes 6:9Better what the eyes behold, than the wandering of desire,—even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 9:1
In this chapter we have, I. The answer which God, in a vision, gave to Solomon's prayer, and the terms he settled with him, ver. 1-9 . II. The interchanging of grateful kindnesses between Solomon and Hiram, ver. 10-14 . III. His workmen and buildings, ver. 15-24 . IV. His devotion, ver. 25 . V. His trading navy, ver. 26-28 . Read the whole commentary →