1 Kings 7 · Verse 1

1 Kings 7:1

But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
1 Kings 7:1, King James Version

1 Kings 7:1 in other translations

BSBSolomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
WEBSolomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
ASVAnd Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
YLTAnd his own house hath Solomon built thirteen years, and he finisheth all his house.
DARBYAnd Solomon was thirteen years building his own house; and he finished all his house.
BBESolomon was thirteen years building a house for himself till it was complete.
WebsterBut Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

What does 1 Kings 7:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
1Ki 7:1. Building of Solomon's House. 1. Solomon was building his own house thirteen years--The time occupied in building his palace was nearly double that spent in the erection of the temple [1Ki 6:38], because neither had there been the same previous preparations for it, nor was there the same urgency as in providing a place of worship, on which the national well-being so much depended. 1Ki 7:2-7. Of the House of Lebanon.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

Solomon builds his own house, and completes it in thirteen years, 1Kgs 7:1. He builds another called the house of the forest of Lebanon; and a house for Pharaoh's daughter, 1Kgs 7:2-12. He brings Hiram, a coppersmith, out of Tyre, who makes much curious work for the temple, 1Kgs 7:13-20. He makes the two pillars Jachin and Boaz, 1Kgs 7:21, 1Kgs 7:22. The molten sea, and the twelve oxen that bare it, 1Kgs 7:23-26. And ten brazen bases, and the ten lavers with pots, shovels, and basons, all of which he cast in the plain of Jordan, vv. 27-46. The quantity of brass too great to be weighed; and the vessels of the temple were all of pure gold, 1Kgs 7:47-50. Solomon brings into the house the silver and gold which his father had dedicated, 1Kgs 7:51. Verse 1 Building his own house - This house is said to have been situated in Jerusalem, and probably was, what some call it, his winter's residence. It is called the king's house, 1Kgs 9:10.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 7:1-12
All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in little more than seven years; not that he was more exact, but less eager in building his own house, than in building God's. We ought to prefer God's honour before our own ease and satisfaction.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 7:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בֵּיתוֹ֙bei.Toown house hisH1004
בָּנָ֣הba.Nahhe builtH1129
שְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
שְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.Loshthir-H7969
עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehteenH6240
שָׁנָ֑הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
וַיְכַ֖לvay.Khaland he completedH3615
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
בֵּיתֽוֹ\׃bei.Tohouse hisH1004

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Cross references for 1 Kings 7:1

  • 1 Kings 9:10

    And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king’s house,

  • 2 Chronicles 8:1

    And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,

  • Ecclesiastes 2:4-5

    I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:

  • Matthew 6:33

    But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  • 1 Kings 3:1

    And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 The building of Solomon's house.
2 Of the house of Lebanon.
6 Of the porch of pillars.
7 Of the porch of judgment.
8 Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter.
13 Hiram's work of the two pillars.
23 Of the molten sea.
27 Of the ten bases.
38 Of the ten lavers,
40 and all the vessels.

thirteen years.
9:10; 2Ch 8:1; Ec 2:4,5; Mt 6:33

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Context

  • 1 Kings 7:1

    But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

  • 1 Kings 7:2

    He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

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1 Kings 7:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		DESPUÉS edificó Salomón su propia casa en trece años, y acabóla toda.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et Salomon mit 13 ans à bâtir sa propre maison, et il acheva toute sa maison.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und an seinem Hause baute Salomo dreizehn Jahre, und er vollendete sein ganzes Haus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Domum autem suam ædificavit Salomon tredecim annis, et ad perfectum usque perduxit.