Add parallel Print Page Options

Solomon builds the temple

In the four hundred eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the month of Ziv, the second month,[a] in the fourth year of Solomon’s rule over Israel, he built the Lord’s temple. The temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was ninety feet long, thirty feet wide, and forty-five feet high.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:1 April–May, Iyar; Ziv is a month from a Canaanite calendar.

Bible Gateway Recommends

CEB Pew Bible Navy
CEB Pew Bible Navy
Retail: $12.99
Our Price: $11.69
Save: $1.30 (10%)
CEB Deep Blue Kids Bible, Soft leather-look, Midnight Splash
CEB Deep Blue Kids Bible, Soft leather-look, Midnight Splash
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $28.99
Save: $11.00 (28%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
CEB Pew Bible Large Print Navy
CEB Pew Bible Large Print Navy
Retail: $24.99
Our Price: $18.99
Save: $6.00 (24%)
3.0 of 5.0 stars
CEB Pew Bible, UMC Emblem
CEB Pew Bible, UMC Emblem
Retail: $14.99
Our Price: $10.99
Save: $4.00 (27%)
CEB Gift & Award Bible--soft leather-look, persimmon
CEB Gift & Award Bible--soft leather-look, persimmon
Retail: $17.99
Our Price: $13.49
Save: $4.50 (25%)