Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 6:1
1Solomon began to build the temple for the Lord in the four hundred eightieth year after the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of his reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month.
1 Kings 6:1 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)In the four hundred and eightieth 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, he began to build the temple of the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the house of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass 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 of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.
Context of 1 Kings 6:1
Solomon began to build the temple for the Lord in the four hundred eightieth year after the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of his reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month. 2The temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was ninety feet long, thirty feet wide, and forty-five feet high. 3The portico in front of the temple sanctuary was thirty feet long extending across the temple’s width, and fifteen feet deep in front of the temple.
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וַיְהִ֣י בִשְׁמוֹנִ֣ים שָׁנָ֣ה וְאַרְבַּ֣ע מֵא֣וֹת שָׁנָ֡ה לְצֵ֣את בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מֵאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַיִם֩ בַּשָּׁנָ֨ה הָרְבִיעִ֜ית בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ זִ֗ו ה֚וּא הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י לִמְלֹ֥ךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּ֥בֶן הַבַּ֖יִת לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it came to pass in the fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- hundredשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- and eightiethשְׁמֹנִיםshemônîym shemônîym · eightyH8084
- after the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- were come outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- in the fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛îy rebi‛îy · fourthH7243
- of Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
- in the monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
- Zifזִוziv · ZivH2099
- the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
- that he began to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:1
- Judges 11:26While Israel lived three hundred years in Heshbon and Aroer and their surrounding villages, and in all the cities that are on the banks of the Arnon, why didn’t you take them back at that time?
- 2 Chronicles 3:1Then Solomon began to build the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the site David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
- 1 Kings 6:37The foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid in Solomon’s fourth year in the month of Ziv.
- Numbers 1:1The Lord spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai, on the first day of the second month of the second year after Israel’s departure from the land of Egypt:
- Acts 7:47It was Solomon, rather, who built him a house,
- 1 Chronicles 29:19Give my son Solomon an undivided heart to keep and to carry out all your commands, your decrees, and your statutes, and to build the building for which I have made provision.
- Zechariah 6:12You are to tell him: This is what the Lord of Armies says: Here is a man whose name is Branch; he will branch out from his place and build the Lord’s temple.
- John 2:19Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it up in three days.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:19Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
- 2 Corinthians 6:16And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, as God said: I will dwell and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
- Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
- Colossians 2:7being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with gratitude.
- Hebrews 9:11But Christ has appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come. In the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands (that is, not of this creation),
- Hebrews 11:10For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
- 1 Peter 2:5you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the four hundred and eightieth year - The Septuagint has the four hundred and fortieth year. It need scarcely be noticed, that among chronologists there is a great difference of opinion concerning this epocha. Glycas has 330 years; Melchior Canus, 590 years; Josephus, 592 years; Sulpicius Severus, 588; Clemens Alexandrinus, 570; Cedrenus, 672; Codomanus, 598; Vossius and Capellus, 580; Serarius, 680; Nicholas Abraham, 527; Maestlinus, 592; Petavius and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In the four hundred and eightieth year - It is upon this statement that all the earlier portion of what is called the “received chronology” depends. Amid Minor differences there is a general agreement, which justifies us in placing the accession of Solomon about 1000 B.C. (1018 B.C. Oppert.) But great difficulties meet us in determining the sacred chronology anterior to this. Apart from the present statement, the chronological data of the Old Testament…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The building of Solomon's temple. (1-10) Promise given concerning the temple. (11-14) Particulars respecting the temple. (15-38) 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Solomon’s fourth year as king was about 967 BC. If the number 480 in the Bible is taken as actual calendar years, then Israel’s exodus from Egypt would have happened about 1446 BC. Others understand the number as symbolic, meaning 12 generations of 40 years each. This view places the exodus later, around 1270 BC (see Exodus Book Introduction, “The Date of the Exodus”).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-41Ki 6:1-4. The Building of Solomon's Temple. 2. the house which king Solomon built for the Lord--The dimensions are given in cubits, which are to be reckoned according to the early standard (2Ch 3:3), or holy cubit (Eze 40:5; 43:13), a handbreadth longer than the common or later one. It is probable that the internal elevation only is here stated.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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