1 Kings 7:1
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New International Version (©1984)
It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Solomon took 13 years to finish building his palace.

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

American King James Version
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

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

Bible in Basic English
Solomon was thirteen years building a house for himself till it was complete.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years, and brought it to perfection.

Darby Bible Translation
And Solomon was thirteen years building his own house; and he finished all his house.

English Revised Version
And 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.

Geneva Study Bible

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

(a) After he had built the temple.

Wesley's Notes

7:1 House - The royal palace for himself, and for his successors. Thirteen years - Almost double the time to that in which the temple was built; because neither were the materials so far provided and prepared for this, as they were for the temple: nor did either he or his people use the same diligence in this, as in the other work; to which they were quickened by God's express command.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

CHAPTER 7

1Ki 7:1. Building of Solomon's House.

1. Solomon was building his own house thirteen years-The time occupied in building his palace was nearly double that spent in the erection of the temple [1Ki 6:38], because neither had there been the same previous preparations for it, nor was there the same urgency as in providing a place of worship, on which the national well-being so much depended.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

7:1-12 All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in little more than seven years; not that he was more exact, but less eager in building his own house, than in building God's. We ought to prefer God's honour before our own ease and satisfaction.


1 Kings 3:1 Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her to the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem.
1 Kings 9:10 It came about at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD and the king's house
2 Chronicles 8:1 Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house (NASB ©1995)

Building Built Complete Construction Entire Finished Finisheth House However Palace Solomon Thirteen


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

1 The building of Solomon's house 2-5 Of the house of Lebanon 6 Of the porch of pillars 7 Of the porch of judgment 8-12 Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter 13-22 Hiram's work of the two pillars, 23-26 Of the molten sea 27-37 Of the ten bases 38,39 Of the ten lavers 40-51 and all the vessels

thirteen years 1Ki 9:10 2Ch 8:1 Ec 2:4,5 Mt 6:33

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