Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
1 Kings 9:10 - English Standard Version 2016 At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the Lord's house and the king's house, American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Jehovah and the king’s house Common English Bible It took twenty years for Solomon to build the two structures, the LORD’s temple and the royal palace. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when twenty years were fulfilled, after Solomon had built the two houses, that is, the house of the Lord, and the house of the king, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when twenty years were ended after Solomon had built the two houses, that is, the house of the Lord, and the house of the king, |
Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of Ziv.
And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its parts, and according to all its specifications. He was seven years in building it.
Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.
As soon as Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king’s house and all that Solomon desired to build,
and Hiram king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold, as much as he desired, King Solomon gave to Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
And this was their reply to us: ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the house that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.