1 Kings 9:1

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“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,”

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BSBPD

“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,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it cometh to pass, at Solomon's finishing to build the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the desire of Solomon that he delighted to do,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 9:1 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 3:1Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
  2. 1 Kings 6:37The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.
  3. 1 Kings 7:51So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
  4. 1 Kings 9:10Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,
  5. 1 Kings 9:11King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.
  6. 1 Kings 9:19as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
  7. 2 Chronicles 7:1When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
  8. 2 Chronicles 7:11When Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace,
  9. 2 Chronicles 8:1Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,
  10. Ecclesiastes 2:4I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
  11. Ecclesiastes 2:10Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
  12. Ecclesiastes 6:9Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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