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 · 2000

And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Solomon was thirteen years building a house for himself till it was complete.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And his own house hath Solomon built thirteen years, and he finisheth all his house.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years, and brought it to perfection.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And 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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