1 Kings 9:10

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“Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,”

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BSBPD

“Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Jehovah and the king’s house”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it cometh to pass, at the end of twenty years, that Solomon hath built the two houses, the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 9:10 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. 1 Kings 7:1Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
  3. 1 Kings 9:1Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,
  4. 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,
  5. 2 Chronicles 8:8their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to destroy—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
  6. Ezra 5:11And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.

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