And 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,
Parallel translations
- WEB When Solomon had finished the building of Yahweh’s house, the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,
- BSB Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,
- NKJV And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he wanted to do,
- NASB Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and all that Solomon desired to do,
- NLT So Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do.
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Quick answer
Solomon finishes building the temple, his palace, and all he desired to do. It marks the completion of his great building projects.
Overview
The narrative notes that Solomon has accomplished all his building plans, both sacred and royal. This completion sets the stage for God's second appearance and renewed covenant words. It is a moment of fulfillment that also brings fresh responsibility, as blessing is followed by a call to continued faithfulness.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 2 Chr 7:11Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king’s house: and all that came into Solomon’s heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
- 1 Kgs 9:19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
- Eccl 2:10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
- 1 Kgs 6:37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
- 1 Kgs 9:11(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
- Eccl 6:9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
- Eccl 2:4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
- 1 Kgs 7:51So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
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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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