1 Kings 9:10

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It took 20 years for King Solomon to build the Lord’s temple and the king’s palace. [121]

Cross References

1 Kings 3:1

Solomon made an agreement with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David. [11] At this time, Solomon was still building his palace and the temple of the Lord. Solomon was also building a wall around Jerusalem.

1 Kings 6:37

They started working on the temple in the month of Ziv, the second month of the year. This was during Solomon’s fourth year as king of the Israel.

1 Kings 6:38

The temple was finished in the month of Bul, the eighth month of the year. This was during the eleventh year that Solomon ruled over the people. It took seven years to build the temple. The temple was built exactly the way it was planned.

1 Kings 7:1

King Solomon also built a palace [56] for himself. It took 13 years to finish building Solomon’s palace.

1 Kings 9:1

So Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and his own palace. Solomon built all the things that he wanted to build.

1 Kings 9:11

And after 20 years King Solomon gave 20 towns in Galilee to Hiram the king of Tyre. Solomon gave King Hiram these towns because Hiram helped Solomon build the temple and the palace. Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar and pine and gold that Solomon wanted.

Ezra 5:11

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