Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace. New Living Translation Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction. English Standard Version Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house. Berean Standard Bible Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. King James Bible But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. New King James Version But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house. New American Standard Bible Now Solomon built his own house over the course of thirteen years, and he finished all of his house. NASB 1995 Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. NASB 1977 Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. Legacy Standard Bible Now Solomon built his own house thirteen years, and he completed all his house. Amplified Bible Now Solomon built his own house (palace) in thirteen years, and he finished all of his house [in that time]. Christian Standard Bible Solomon completed his entire palace complex after thirteen years of construction. Holman Christian Standard Bible Solomon completed his entire palace complex after 13 years of construction. American Standard Version And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Solomon built his house in thirteen years and the house was completed. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Solomon built a house for himself in thirteen years. Contemporary English Version Solomon's palace took 13 years to build. Douay-Rheims Bible And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years, and brought it to perfection. English Revised Version And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. GOD'S WORD® Translation Solomon took 13 years to finish building his palace. Good News Translation Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years. International Standard Version But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own palace, and finally finished it. JPS Tanakh 1917 And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. Literal Standard Version And Solomon has built his own house [in] thirteen years, and he finishes all his house. Majority Standard Bible Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. New American Bible To finish the building of his own house Solomon took thirteen years. NET Bible Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace. New Revised Standard Version Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house. New Heart English Bible Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. Webster's Bible Translation But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. World English Bible Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. Young's Literal Translation And his own house hath Solomon built thirteen years, and he finisheth all his house. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Builds His Palace1Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. 2He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.… Cross References 1 Kings 3:1 Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem. 1 Kings 6:38 In his eleventh year and eighth month, the month of Bul, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years. 1 Kings 9:1 Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do, 1 Kings 9:10 Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace, 2 Chronicles 8:1 Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace, Ecclesiastes 2:4 I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself. Treasury of Scripture But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. thirteen years 1 Kings 9:10 And 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, 2 Chronicles 8:1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house, Ecclesiastes 2:4,5 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: … Jump to Previous Building Built Complete Construction Entire Finished Finisheth House However Palace Solomon ThirteenJump to Next Building Built Complete Construction Entire Finished Finisheth House However Palace Solomon Thirteen1 Kings 7 1. The building of Solomon's house2. Of the house of Lebanon 6. Of the porch of pillars 7. Of the porch of judgment 8. Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter 13. Hiram's work of the two pillars, 23. Of the molten sea 27. Of the ten bases 38. Of the ten lavers 40. and all the vessels Verse 1. - But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years [There is no contrast implied between the time spent upon the temple and that occupied in the building of the palace, as the word "but" seems to suggest. The close connexion which exists in the original is interrupted by the division of chapters. In 1 Kings 6:38 we read, "So was he seven years in building it." 1 Kings 7:1 then proceeds, "And he was building his own house thirteen years." The much longer period occupied in the erection of the royal palace is easily accounted for. In the first place, the buildings were much larger, and the undertaking altogether was a much more extensive one (ver. 2). Then, though seven years only were consumed in the actual building of the temple, yet preparations for the work had been made, both by David and Solomon, for a long time beforehand. Lastly, a special force of labourers would appear to have been employed on the temple, while it is probable that they wrought at the palaces in greatly diminished numbers. So that the longer period spent over his own house does not argue selfishness or worldliness on Solomon's part. On the contrary, it speaks well for his piety that he built the temple first and urged on that sacred work with so much vigour. The thirteen years date from the completion of the seven years of 1 Kings 6:38. That is to say, the building of the temple and palace together occupied twenty years, as is expressly stated in 1 Kings 9:10. It is therefore one of Stanley's reckless statements that the palace "was commenced at the same time as the temple, but not finished till eight years afterwards"], and he finished all his house. [By Solomon's "house" we are not to understand his private palace, or residence proper, alone (see ver. 8), but a range of palaces, more or less connected including the "house of the forest of Lebanon" (ver. 2), "the porch of pillars" (ver. 6), the throne-room or judgment hall (ver. 7), his own house and the house of Pharaoh's daughter (ver. 8). That all these are comprehended under the term "house" is evident from 1 Kings 9:1, 10, 15; 1 Kings 10:12, where Solomon's buildings are always spoken of as two, viz., "the house of the Lord" and the "king's house." The situation of this string of palaces is by no means certain. Josephus says it stood over against (or opposite) the temple, which is highly probable; but this still leaves the question of site open, for the palace would be justly described as ἄντικρυς ἔχων ναὸν, whether it stood west or south of the sanctuary. Ewald places it on the opposite ridge of Ophel, i.e., on the south prolongation of the temple mount; while Fergusson, Bahr, etc., locate it on the northeast side of Zion, on the opposite side of the Tyropoean valley, and overlooking it and the whole city of David. Recent explorations seem to favour Ewald's view. See "Recovery of Jerusalem," pp. 319 sqq, and "Our Work in Palestine," p. 159 sqq. When we remember that the very site of Zion is disputed, it will not surprise the reader that questions of this kind should be involved in uncertainty. And when it is further considered that the accumulated debris of Jerusalem at one point reaches a depth of 120 feet, it will be readily understood what obstacles stand in the way of their settlement.] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Solomon,שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne however, וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case took thirteen שְׁלֹ֥שׁ (šə·lōš) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice years שָׁנָ֑ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year to complete וַיְכַ֖ל (way·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent the construction בָּנָ֣ה (bā·nāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build of his entire כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every palace. בֵּיתוֹ֙ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links 1 Kings 7:1 NIV1 Kings 7:1 NLT 1 Kings 7:1 ESV 1 Kings 7:1 NASB 1 Kings 7:1 KJV 1 Kings 7:1 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 7:1 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 7:1 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 7:1 French Bible 1 Kings 7:1 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 7:1 Solomon was building his own house thirteen (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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