He began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
- BSB Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
- NKJV And he began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
- NASB He began to build on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his reign.
- NLT The construction began in midspring, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign.
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Quick answer
Construction begins in the second month of the fourth year of Solomon's reign. The precise date marks the start of the great work.
Overview
The Chronicler dates the temple's beginning carefully, underscoring its historical reality and importance. This milestone fulfills God's promise that David's son would build the house. The careful record affirms that God works in real history to accomplish his purposes.
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- 1 Kgs 6:1In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build Yahweh’s house.
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