1 The building of the Temple and the form thereof. 12 The promise of the Lord to Solomon.

And (A)in the four hundred and fourscore year (after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt) and in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel, in the month [a]Ziv, (which is the second month) he built the [b]house of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:1 Which month containeth part of April and part of May.
  2. 1 Kings 6:1 Whereby is meant the Temple and the Oracle.

Solomon Builds the Temple(A)

In the four hundred and eightieth[a] year after the Israelites came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month,(B) he began to build the temple of the Lord.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:1 Hebrew; Septuagint four hundred and fortieth