1 Kings 6:38

New Century Version

The Temple was finished during the eleventh year he was king, in the eighth month, the month of Bul. It was built exactly as it was planned. Solomon had spent seven years building it.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:1

Solomon began to build the Temple four hundred eighty years after the people of Israel had left Egypt. This was during the fourth year of King Solomon’s rule over Israel. It was the second month, the month of Ziv.

1 Kings 6:14

So Solomon finished building the Temple.

1 Kings 6:37

Work began on the Temple in Ziv, the second month, during the fourth year Solomon was king over Israel.

1 Kings 6:9

Solomon put a roof made from beams and cedar boards on the Temple. So he finished building the Temple

1 Kings 7:1

King Solomon also built a palace for himself; it took him thirteen years to finish it.

1 Kings 9:10

By the end of twenty years, King Solomon had built two buildings—the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace.

1 Chronicles 28:19

David said, “All these plans were written with the Lord guiding me. He helped me understand everything in the plans.”

1 Chronicles 28:20

David also said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and brave, and do the work. Don’t be afraid or discouraged, because the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or leave you until all the work for the Temple of the Lord is finished.

2 Chronicles 8:1

By the end of twenty years, Solomon had built the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace.

2 Chronicles 8:16

All Solomon’s work was done as he had said from the day the foundation of the Temple of the Lord was begun, until it was finished. So the Temple was finished.

Ezra 5:11

This is the answer they gave to us: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the Temple that a great king of Israel built and finished many years ago.

Exodus 39:32

So all the work on the Meeting Tent was finished. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:42

The Israelites had done all this work just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 39:43

Moses looked closely at all the work and saw they had done it just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

Zechariah 4:9

“Zerubbabel has laid the foundation of this Temple, and he will complete it. Then you will know that the Lord All-Powerful has sent me to you.

John 2:20

They answered, “It took forty-six years to build this Temple! Do you really believe you can build it again in three days?”