1 Kings 9:1

And it cometh to pass, at Solomon's finishing to build the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the desire of Solomon that he delighted to do,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

2that Jehovah appeareth unto Solomon a second time, as He appeared unto him in Gibeon,

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Cross References

1 Kings 6:37In the fourth year hath the house of Jehovah been founded, in the month Zif,

1 Kings 9:10And it cometh to pass, at the end of twenty years, that Solomon hath built the two houses, the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king.

1 Kings 9:19and all the cities of stores that king Solomon hath, and the cities of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen, and the desire of Solomon that he desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

2 Chronicles 7:11And Solomon finisheth the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king; and all that hath come on the heart of Solomon to do in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he hath caused to prosper.

Ecclesiastes 2:4I made great my works, I builded for me houses, I planted for me vineyards.

Ecclesiastes 6:9Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also [is] 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 →

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