Add parallel Print Page Options

36 He built the inner courtyard with three rows of cut stone followed by one row of trimmed cedar.

37 Solomon laid the foundation of the Lord’s temple in the fourth year in the month of Ziv.[a] 38 He finished the temple in all its details and measurements in the eleventh year during the eighth month, the month of Bul.[b] He built it in seven years.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:37 April–May, Iyar; Ziv is a month in the Canaanite calendar.
  2. 1 Kings 6:38 October–November, Heshvan; Bul is a month in the Canaanite calendar.

Bible Gateway Recommends