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1 Kings 6:36-38
New English Translation
1 Kings 6:36-38
New English Translation
36 He built the inner courtyard with three rows of chiseled stones and a row of cedar beams.
37 In the month of Ziv[a] in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign[b] the foundation was laid for the Lord’s temple. 38 In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul[c] (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance with all its specifications and blueprints. It took seven years to build.[d]
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- 1 Kings 6:37 sn In the month of Ziv. This would be April-May, 966 b.c. by modern reckoning.
- 1 Kings 6:37 tn The words “of Solomon’s reign” are added for clarification. See v. 1.
- 1 Kings 6:38 sn In the month Bul. This would be October-November 959 b.c. in modern reckoning.
- 1 Kings 6:38 tn Heb “he built it in seven years.”
1 Kings 6:36-38
New International Version
1 Kings 6:36-38
New International Version
36 And he built the inner courtyard(A) of three courses(B) of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams.
37 The foundation of the temple of the Lord was laid in the fourth year, in the month of Ziv. 38 In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in all its details(C) according to its specifications.(D) He had spent seven years building it.
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