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1 Kings 9:10

What does 1 Kings 9:10 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 9:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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,

ASV

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now at the end of twenty years, in which time Solomon had put up the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And it cometh to pass, at the end of twenty years, that Solomon hath built the two houses, the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Jehovah and the king's house,

Context

v.9and they shall answer, Because they forsook Jehovah their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath Jehovah brought all this evil upon them.

v.10This passage

v.11(now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar-trees and fir-trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 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 6:37

    In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Ziv.

  • 1 Kings 9:1

    And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,

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