Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

  • KJV King James Version

    But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

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Cross-references (5)

Passages linked to 1 Kings 7:1 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • 1 Kings 9:10 At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, Yahweh’s house and the king’s house
  • 2 Chronicles 8:1 At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built Yahweh’s house and his own house,
  • Ecclesiastes 2:4-5 I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards. I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.
  • Matthew 6:33 But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
  • 1 Kings 3:1 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into David’s city, until he had finished building his own house, Yahweh’s house, and the wall around Jerusalem.

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Explain this verse (23 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain After he had built the Temple.

After he had built the Temple.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 7:1 But Solomon was building his own house…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain His own house; the royal palace for himself, and…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain Never had any man so much of the spirit…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years,....…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Solomon builds several other houses, ver. 1-12. He furnishes…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Solomon builds his own house, and completes it in…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 7:1. Solomon was building his own house —…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Thirteen years - The thirteen years, i. e., counting…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Thirteen. He was only twelve years and a half;…
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures 1864 · Public Domain C.—The accomplishment of the building of the palace, and…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain SOLOMON’S PALACE, 1Ki_7:1-12.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain Ch. 1Ki_7:1-12. The building of Solomon’s own house, the…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain SOLOMON"S PALACES AND THE PREPARATION OF THE TEMPLE VESSELS.…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Solomon was building his own house thirteen years.
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain 1Ki_7:1. Solomon was building his own house thirteen years—Because…
The Sermon Bible 1900 · Public Domain 1Ki 7:22
J. R. Dummelow 1909 · Public Domain Solomon's Palace
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain Eighth month i.e. November.
Arno C. Gaebelein 1922 · Public Domain CHAPTER 7 The House of Solomon and Pharaoh’s DaughterThe…
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain Solomon’s Palace
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 7:1-12 Before describing the Temple’s furnishings, the writer mentions…

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