Solomon’s Palace and Other Buildings

7 Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.^(A)

¹⁰ At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house,^(A)

Various Activities of Solomon

8 At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house,^(A)

³³ But seek first the kingdom of God^[a] and his^[b] righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.^(A)

⁴ I made great works; I built houses and planted vineyards for myself;^{(A) 5} I made myself gardens and parks and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.^(B)

Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom

3 Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt; he took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.^(A)