1 Kings 6:38

Translations

Modern

In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, that is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. And he built it seven years.

Latin

…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.

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English

In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.

Notes

1 Kings 6:38

In his eleventh year and eighth month, the month of Bul: The year was 960 BC.

1 Kings 6:36–38

The inner courtyard around the temple was only for priests (2 Chronicles 4:9). It had the bronze altar (2 Chronicles 4:1), the bronze Sea (1 Kings 7:23–26; 2 Chronicles 4:2–5), and ten carts. Each cart could hold a basin of water for purification (1 Kings 7:27–40; 2 Chronicles 4:6).

1 Kings 6:1–8:66

The construction of the Temple and palace complex, along with the temple's dedication celebration, are key events in the 1 Kings account of Solomon's time. The temple, built to honor God, was Israel's most important building. Therefore, the writer of 1 Kings documented its construction details thoroughly.

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So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
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Bul: The eighth month in the ancient Hebrew calendar

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Archaeology and the Bible Bul Calendars (Ancient and Modern) Jerusalem Kings, Books of First and Second Solomon (Person) Temple

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Bul: The Temple Completed In Month: Bul (November): The Temple Finished In Months: Names of the Twelve: Eighth, Bul Temple: Solomon's: The Time when Finished the First Temple was Finished in the Eighth Month of the Eleventh Year of the First Temple was Seven Years in Building Types of Christ: Temple

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