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

Solomon had finished building the Lord's temple and the king's palace. He had built everything that he had wanted to build. 2Then the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3The Lord said to Solomon, ‘I have heard your prayer and how you have asked me to help you. I have made this temple that you have built a special place for me. People will worship me there for ever. I will always be there to watch over it.

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 6:37They built the foundation of the Lord's temple in the fourth year that Solomon was king. It was in the month called Ziv.
• 1 Kings 7:1Solomon was also building a palace for himself. After 13 years, he finished it.
• 2 Chronicles 7:11Solomon had finished building the Lord's temple and the king's palace. He had done everything that he wanted to do for the temple and his palace.
• 2 Chronicles 8:1Solomon was building the Lord's temple and the king's palace for 20 years.
• Ecclesiastes 2:4I also did a lot of great things for myself. I built houses. I planted vineyards.
• 1 Kings 9:11After this, he gave 20 towns in Galilee to Hiram, the king of Tyre. Solomon did this because Hiram had given him all that he needed for the work. Hiram had given him cedar wood, pine wood and gold.
• Ecclesiastes 2:10If I saw something that I wanted I took it for myself. If something would give me pleasure, I did it. So all my work made me very happy. My hard work gave me things to enjoy.
• Ecclesiastes 6:9It is good to enjoy the things that we have. That is better than to want more things all the time. If you always try to get more things, that has no purpose. It is like somebody who tries to catch 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