2 Chronicles 8:1

Easy To Read Version

The time it took Solomon to build the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [132]} and his own house was 20 years.

Cross References

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.

2 Chronicles 8:2

Then Solomon built again the towns that Hiram gave him. And Solomon allowed some of the people of Israel to live in those towns.