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37 Solomon laid the foundation of the Lord’s temple in the fourth year in the month of Ziv.[a] 38 He finished the temple in all its details and measurements in the eleventh year during the eighth month, the month of Bul.[b] He built it in seven years.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:37 April–May, Iyar; Ziv is a month in the Canaanite calendar.
  2. 1 Kings 6:38 October–November, Heshvan; Bul is a month in the Canaanite calendar.

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