1 Kings 9:10

New International Reader's Version

Solomon built the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. It took him 20 years to construct those two buildings.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:1

Solomon and Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, agreed to help each other. So Solomon married Pharaoh’s daughter. He brought her to the City of David. She stayed there until he finished building his palace, the Lord’s temple, and the wall around Jerusalem.

1 Kings 6:37

The foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid in Solomon’s fourth year. It was in the month of Ziv.

1 Kings 6:38

The temple was finished in his 11th year. It was in the month of Bul. That was the eighth month. Everything was finished just as the plans required. Solomon had spent seven years building the temple.

1 Kings 7:1

But it took Solomon 13 years to finish constructing his palace and the other buildings related to it.

1 Kings 9:1

Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He had accomplished everything he had planned to do.

1 Kings 9:11

King Solomon gave 20 towns in Galilee to Hiram, the king of Tyre. That’s because Hiram had provided him with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted. He had also provided Solomon with all the gold he wanted.

Ezra 5:11

Here is the answer they gave us. They said, “We serve the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago. The great King Solomon built it and finished it.