At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, Yahweh’s house and the king’s house
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- KJV 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,
- BSB Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,
- NKJV Now it happened at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house
- NASB Now it came about at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house
- NLT It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time,
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Cross-references · 3
- 1 Kgs 6:37The foundation of Yahweh’s house was laid in the fourth year, in the month Ziv.
- 2 Chr 8:1–18At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built Yahweh’s house and his own house,
- 1 Kgs 9:1When Solomon had finished the building of Yahweh’s house, the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,
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