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,
Parallel translations
- WEB At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, Yahweh’s house 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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Quick answer
After twenty years Solomon has finished building the temple and his palace. It summarizes the span of his major projects.
Overview
The narrative notes that two decades passed in building the house of the Lord and the king's house. This time marker transitions from the temple's dedication to Solomon's wider dealings and administration. It situates the following events within the maturing of Solomon's reign.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 1 Kgs 6:37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
- 2 Chr 8:1–18And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
- 1 Kgs 9:1And 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,
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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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