1 Kings 6:37

New English Translation

In the month Ziv of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign the foundation was laid for the Lord’s temple.

Cross References

1 Kings 6:1

In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, during the month Ziv (the second month), he began building the Lord’s temple.

1 Kings 6:38

In the eleventh year, in the month Bul (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance with all its specifications and blueprints. It took seven years to build.

1 Kings 9:1

After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the other construction projects he had planned,

1 Kings 9:10

After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and the royal palace,

2 Chronicles 3:2

He began building on the second day of the second month of the fourth year of his reign.

2 Chronicles 8:16

All the work ordered by Solomon was completed, from the day the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid until it was finished; the Lord’s temple was completed.