2 Chronicles 8:16

Easy To Read Version

All Solomon’s work was done. It was well planned from the day the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [143]} was begun until the day it was finished. So the Lord’s temple was finished.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:18

Then Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders and the men from Byblos [29] carved the stones. They prepared the stones and the logs for building the temple.

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 6:7

The workers used large stones to build the walls. The workers cut the stones at the place where they got them out of the ground. So there was no noise of hammers, axes, or any other iron tools in the temple.

2 Chronicles 8:15

The people of Israel did not change or disobey any of Solomon’s instructions to the priests and Levites. They did not change any of the instructions, even in the way they should keep the valuable things.

2 Chronicles 8:17

Then Solomon went to the towns of Ezion Geber and Elath. Those towns were near the Red Sea in the country of Edom.