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,
2 That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.
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
- 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
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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