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,
2 Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there.
3 Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.
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- BSB
- Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,
- KJV
- And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
- WEB
- At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the LORD’s house and his own house,
- ASV
- And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Jehovah, and his own house,
- DARBY
- And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of Jehovah and his own house,
- BLB
- And it came to pass at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of YHWH and his own house,
- ÅB
- Da nå de tyve år var til ende som Salomo hadde bygget på Herrens hus og sitt eget hus,
- OTB
- Ved avslutningen av de tjue årene da Salomo bygde Herrens hus og sin egen bolig,
- B1930
- Da nu de tyve år var til ende som Salomo hadde bygget på Herrens hus og sitt eget hus,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 9:10–28
Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,
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