1 Kings 9:1

1 Kings 9:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,
• New International Version (NIV)When Solomon had finished building the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had achieved all he had desired to do,
• English Standard Version (ESV)As soon as Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king's house and all that Solomon desired to build,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he wanted to do,

Context of 1 Kings 9:1

When Solomon finished building the temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all that Solomon desired to do, 2the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time just as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3The Lord said to him: I have heard your prayer and petition you have made before me. I have consecrated this temple you have built, to put my name there forever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

1 Kings 9:1 word by word

וַיְהִי֙ כְּכַלּ֣וֹת שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה לִבְנ֥וֹת אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־חֵ֣שֶׁק שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר חָפֵ֖ץ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• had finishedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• the buildingבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• desireחֵ֫שֶׁקchêsheq · desireH2837
• which he was pleasedחָפֵץchâphêts · to delight inH2654
• to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213

Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:1

• 1 Kings 6:37The foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid in Solomon’s fourth year in the month of Ziv.
• 1 Kings 7:1Solomon completed his entire palace complex after thirteen years of construction.
• 2 Chronicles 7:11So Solomon finished the Lord’s temple and the royal palace. Everything that had entered Solomon’s heart to do for the Lord’s temple and for his own palace succeeded.
• 2 Chronicles 8:1At the end of twenty years during which Solomon had built the Lord’s temple and his own palace —
• Ecclesiastes 2:4I increased my achievements. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
• 1 Kings 9:11King Hiram of Tyre having supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every wish — King Solomon gave Hiram twenty towns in the land of Galilee.
• Ecclesiastes 2:10All that my eyes desired, I did not deny them. I did not refuse myself any pleasure, for I took pleasure in all my struggles. This was my reward for all my struggles.
• Ecclesiastes 6:9Better what the eyes see than wandering desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:1

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God's answer to Solomon. (1-9) The presents of Solomon and Hiram. (10-14) Solomon's buildings, His trade. (15-28) Verses 1-9 God warned Solomon, now he had newly built and dedicated the temple, that he and his people might not be high-minded, but fear. After all the services we can perform, we stand upon the same terms with the Lord as before. Nothing can purchase for us liberty to sin, nor would the true believer desire such a licence. He would rather be…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91Ki 9:1-9. God's Covenant in a Second Vision with Solomon. 1. And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house--This first verse is connected with 1Ki 9:11, all that is contained between 1Ki 9:2-10 being parenthetical.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 9

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings