And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
Parallel translations
- WEB At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built Yahweh’s house and his own house,
- BSB Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,
- NKJV It came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house,
- NASB Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own 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
Twenty years pass during which Solomon builds the temple and his palace. It marks the completion of his major building era.
Overview
The Chronicler summarizes two decades of labor, seven years on the temple and thirteen on the palace, before turning to Solomon's other achievements. This time reference signals a transition to the broader account of his reign's prosperity. It shows the sustained effort behind the kingdom's golden age.
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- 1 Kgs 9:10–28And 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,
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