1 Kings 6:36-38

Expanded Bible

³⁶ The inner courtyard was enclosed by walls, which were made of three rows of ·cut [finished; dressed] stones ·and one [for each] row of cedar ·boards [beams].

³⁷ ·Work began on [^LThe foundation was laid of] the ·Temple [^Lhouse of the Lord] in Ziv, the second month, during the fourth ·year Solomon was king over Israel [^Lyear]. ³⁸ The ·Temple [^Lhouse] was finished during the eleventh ·year he was king [^Lyear], in the eighth month, the month of Bul. It was ·built exactly as it was planned [^Lfinished according to all its parts and according to all its plans]. Solomon had spent seven years building it.