1 Kings 7:1
What does 1 Kings 7:1 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 7:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Solomon was thirteen years building a house for himself till it was complete.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And his own house hath Solomon built thirteen years, and he finisheth all his house.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years, and brought it to perfection.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Solomon was thirteen years building his own house; and he finished all his house.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 3:1
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
- Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Ecclesiastes 2:4
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
- 2 Chronicles 8:1
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Jehovah, and his own house,
- 1 Kings 9:10
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
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