1 Kings 6:1 · Clearspring

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WEBBE

In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the LORD’s house.

BSB

In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD.

KJV

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

ASV

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.

BBE

In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year that Solomon was king of Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, the building of the Lord's house was started.

Original Hebrew

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 בִשְׁמוֹנִים vish·mo·nim in eighty H8084 שָׁנָה sha·nah year H8141 וְאַרְבַּע ve·'ar·ba' and four H702 מֵאוֹת me·'ot hundred(s) H3967 שָׁנָה sha·nah year H8141 לְצֵאת le·tzet of [the] coming out of H3318 בְּנֵי־ be·nei- [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 מֵאֶרֶץ־ me·'e·retz- from [the] land of H776 מִצְרַיִם mitz·ra·yim Egypt H4714 בַּשָּׁנָה ba·sha·nah in the year H8141 הָרְבִיעִית ha·re·vi·'it (the) fourth H7243 בְּחֹדֶשׁ be·cho·desh in [the] month of H2320 זִו ziv Ziv H2099 הוּא hu' that H1931 הַחֹדֶשׁ ha·cho·desh [was] the month H2320 הַשֵּׁנִי ha·she·ni (the) second H8145 לִמְלֹךְ lim·lokh of [the] reigning of H4427 שְׁלֹמֹה she·lo·moh Solomon H8010 עַל־ 'al- over H5921 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 וַיִּבֶן vai·yi·ven and he built H1129 הַבַּיִת ha·ba·yit the house H1004 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh for Yahweh H3068

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–10

The temple is called the house of the Lord, because it was directed and modelled by him, and was to be employed in his service. This gave it the beauty of holiness, that it was the house of the Lord, which was far beyond all other beauties. It was to be the temple of the God of peace, therefore no iron tool must be heard; quietness and silence suit and help religious exercises. God's work should be done with much care and little noise. Clamour and violence often hinder, but never further the work of God. Thus the kingdom of God in the heart of man grows up in silence, Mr 5:27.

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Parallel passages

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The same words or events elsewhere.

2 Chronicles 3:1–2

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People & places

Solomon Israel Egypt

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Temple Month Time Zif