So Solomon built the temple and finished it.
Parallel translations
- WEB So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
- KJV So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
- BSB So Solomon built the temple and finished it.
- NASB So Solomon built the house and finished it.
- NLT So Solomon finished building the Temple.
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Quick answer
Solomon built the temple and finished it. This summary statement marks the completion of the structure.
Overview
After the divine word, the narrative returns to record the temple's completion. The brief refrain emphasizes that Solomon carried the work through to its end. It frames the detailed account of the interior that follows, showing the house was fully prepared for God's worship.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 1 Kgs 6:9So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.
- 1 Kgs 6:38In the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts, and according to all its specifications. So he spent seven years building it.
- Acts 7:47–48But Solomon built him a house.
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Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.
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