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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do.

Context of 1 Kings 9:1

When Solomon had finished building the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had achieved all he had desired to do, 2the Lord appeared to him a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3The Lord said to him: “I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

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 temple of the Lord was laid in the fourth year, in the month of Ziv.
• 1 Kings 7:1It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace.
• 2 Chronicles 7:11When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace,
• 2 Chronicles 8:1At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the Lord and his own palace,
• Ecclesiastes 2:4I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards.
• 1 Kings 9:11King Solomon gave twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, because Hiram had supplied him with all the cedar and juniper and gold he wanted.
• Ecclesiastes 2:10I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labor, and this was the reward for all my toil.
• Ecclesiastes 6:9Better what the eye sees than the roving of the appetite. This too is meaningless, a chasing after 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