1 Kings 9:1 “Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the r…”

1 Kings 9:1

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

Other translations

King James Version

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,

World English Bible

When Solomon had finished the building of the LORD’s house, the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,

American Standard Version

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,

Geneva Bible 1599

When Salomon had finished the building of the house of ye Lord, and the kings palace, and all that Salomon desired and minded to do,

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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,

Bible in Basic English

Now when Solomon came to the end of building the house of the Lord and the king's house, and all Solomon's desires, which he had in mind were effected;

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Cross references

“A. M. 3013. B.C. 991. it came”

1 Kings 7:51 1 Kings 6:37 1 Kings 6:38 1 Kings 7:1 2 Chronicles 7:11–22

1 Kings 7:51 · BSB

So 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 th…

1 Kings 6:37 · BSB

The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.

1 Kings 6:38 · BSB

In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.

1 Kings 7:1 · BSB

Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.

2 Chronicles 7:11–22 · BSB

When 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,

“the house”

Ecclesiastes 2:4 2 Chronicles 8:1–6

Ecclesiastes 2:4 · BSB

I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

2 Chronicles 8:1–6 · BSB

Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,

“all Solomon's”

1 Kings 9:19 1 Kings 9:11 Ecclesiastes 2:10 Ecclesiastes 6:9

1 Kings 9:19 · BSB

as 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.

1 Kings 9:11 · BSB

King 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.

Ecclesiastes 2:10 · BSB

Anything 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.

Ecclesiastes 6:9 · BSB

Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2the LORD appeared to him a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.

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