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1 Kings 6:1
Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 6:1
Christian Standard Bible
Building the Temple
6 Solomon began to build the temple for the Lord in the four hundred eightieth year(A) after the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of his reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month.[a](B)
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- 6:1 April–May
1 Kings 6:37-38
Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 6:37-38
Christian Standard Bible
37 The foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid in Solomon’s fourth year in the month of Ziv. 38 In his eleventh year in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month,[a] the temple was completed in every detail and according to every specification.(A) So he built it in seven years.(B)
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- 6:38 = October–November
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