1 Kings 6:36-38

New Catholic Bible

³⁶ He built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and then a row of cedar beams.

³⁷ In the fourth year, the month of Ziv, the foundation of the temple of the Lord was laid. ³⁸ In the eleventh year, the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the temple was completely finished according to its plans. He needed seven years to build it.