38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of [a]Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was (A)seven years in building it.

Solomon’s Other Buildings

But Solomon took (B)thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:38 Or Heshvan, October or November

38 In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in all its details(A) according to its specifications.(B) He had spent seven years building it.

Solomon Builds His Palace

It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace.(C)