1 Kings 7:1

WEB

¹Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

KJV

¹But Solomon^[+] was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

BSB

¹Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.

FBV

¹However, it took Solomon thirteen years to finish building the whole of his palace.

Extra References

1 Kings 9:10

¹⁰At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the LORD’s house and the king’s house

2 Chronicles 8:1

¹At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the LORD’s house and his own house,

Matthew 6:33

³³But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Ecclesiastes 2:4-5

⁴I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards. ⁵I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.

¹Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into David’s city until he had finished building his own house, the LORD’s house, and the wall around Jerusalem.