1 Kings 6:36-38

International Standard Version

³⁶ He constructed the inner court with three rows of precut stone and a row of cedar beams.

Temple Construction is Completed

³⁷ The foundation for the Lord’s Temple was laid in the month of Ziv during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, ³⁸ and the Temple was completely finished according to its plans and specifications in the eighth month of the eleventh year of Solomon’s^[a] reign, that is, during the month of Bul. It took about seven years to build.