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1 Kings 6:38

And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

KJV

et in anno undecimo, mense Bul (ipse est mensis octavus), perfecta est domus in omni opere suo, et in universis utensilibus suis : ædificavitque eam annis septem.

Vulgate

And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

ASV

וּ/בַ/שָּׁנָה֩ הָ/אַחַ֨ת עֶשְׂרֵ֜ה בְּ/יֶ֣רַח בּ֗וּל ה֚וּא הַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ הַ/שְּׁמִינִ֔י כָּלָ֣ה הַ/בַּ֔יִת לְ/כָל דְּבָרָ֖י/ו וּ/לְ/כָל משפט/ו מִשְׁפָּטָ֑י/ו וַ/יִּבְנֵ֖/הוּ שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִֽים

Hebrew

And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul. (which is the eighth month) the house was finished in all the works thereof, and in all the appurtenances thereof: and he was seven years in building it.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
בְנ֣וֹת
bnvt
verb · 365×
בּ֗וּל
bvl
proper_noun · 1×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
חֹ֣דֶשׁ
chdsh
noun · 280×
י
y
noun · 422×
יֶ֣רַח
yrch
noun · 13×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ם
m
verb · 203×
עָשָׂ֖ר
'shr
adjective · 335×
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
shb't
adjective · 393×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×
שְּׁמִינִ֔י
shmyny
adjective · 28×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers Solomon's accession, the building of the First Temple, the visit of the Queen of Sheba, Solomon's apostasy, the division of the kingdom under Rehoboam and Jeroboam, and the early kings of Israel and Judah through Ahab and Elijah. Josephus's description of Solomon's Temple supplements the biblical account with Hellenistic architectural parallels.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 6:9 — So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
  • 1Kgs 6:14 — So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
  • 1Kgs 7:1 — But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
  • Ezra 3:8 — Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren
  • Ezra 6:14 — And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of t
  • Zech 4:9 — The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.