1 Kings 9:1
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 perform,
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2That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, 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 the LORD, and the king's house,
1 Kings 9:19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
2 Chronicles 7:11Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
Ecclesiastes 2:4I made me great works; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards:
Ecclesiastes 6:9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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 →