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1 Kings 9:1

Solomon
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,

2 the LORD appeared to him a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.

3 And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple you have built by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.

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BSB
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,
KJV
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,
WEB
When Solomon had finished the building of the LORD’s house, the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,
ASV
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king`s house, and all Solomon`s desire which he was pleased to do,
DARBY
And it came to pass when Solomon had completed the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
BLB
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of YHWH and the house of the king and all the desire of Solomon that he delighted to do,
ÅB
Da Salomo var ferdig med å bygge Herrens hus og kongens hus og alt det hans hu sto til å utføre,
OTB
Da Salomo hadde fullført byggingen av Herrens hus, og kongens hus, og alt det Salomo ønsket å oppnå,
B1930
Da Salomo var ferdig med å bygge Herrens hus og kongens hus og alt det hans hu stod til å utføre,

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  • 2 Chronicles 7:11–8:6

    When Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace,

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  • 1 Kings 9:19

    as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses —whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.

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  • 1 Kings 7:51

    So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

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  • 1 Kings 9:11

    King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:4

    I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:10

    Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.

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  • 1 Kings 6:37–7:1

    The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.

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  • Ecclesiastes 6:9

    Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

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