In the four hundred eightieth year after the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the house of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 3:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 He began to build on the second day of the second month of the fourth year of his reign. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Solomon began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. American Standard Version (1901) And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. Common English Bible He began building in the second month of the fourth year of his rule. Catholic Public Domain Version Now he began to build in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he began to build in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. |
In the four hundred eightieth year after the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the house of the Lord.
Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had designated, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
These are Solomon’s measurements for building the house of God: the length, in cubits of the old standard, was sixty cubits and the width twenty cubits.