1 Kings 9:10 - Printer Friendly

ESV: At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king 's house,

NIV: At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built these two buildings—the temple of the Lord and the royal palace—

NASB: Now it came about at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house

CSB: At the end of twenty years during which Solomon had built the two houses, the Lord’s temple and the royal palace —

NLT: It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time,

KJV: 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,

NKJV: Now it happened at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king’s house

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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