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1 Kings 7:1

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

2 He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

3 And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
KJV
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
WEB
Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
ASV
And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
DARBY
And Solomon was thirteen years building his own house; and he finished all his house.
BLB
And his own house Solomon built thirteen years; and he finished all his house.
ÅB
På sitt eget hus bygget Salomo i tretten år før han ble ferdig med hele huset.
OTB
Nå bygde Salomo sitt eget hus i tretten år, og han fullførte hele sitt hus.
B1930
På sitt eget hus bygget Salomo i tretten år før han blev ferdig med hele huset.

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Cross references

  • 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,

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  • 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,

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:4–5

    I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

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  • Matthew 6:33

    But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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  • 1 Kings 3:1

    And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

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