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1 Kings 7:1
1 Kings 7:1 is verse 1 of 1 Kings chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
King James Version
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
World English Bible
Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
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1 Kings 7:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
1 Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
2 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
3 The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Kings 9:10Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,
2 Chronicles 8:1Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,
Ecclesiastes 2:4I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
Ecclesiastes 2:5I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.
Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.