1 Kings 6:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

In the four hundred 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 (the second month), he began building the house of the LORD.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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 Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    In the foure hundreth and foure score yeare after the departinge of the children of Israel out of the londe of Egipte, in the fourth yeare of the raigne of Salomon ouer Israel, in the moneth Sif (yt is the seconde moneth) was the house buylded vnto the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And in the foure hundreth and foure score yeere (after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt) and in the fourth yere of the reigne of Salomon ouer Israel, in the moneth Zif, (which is the second moneth) he built the house of the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it came to passe, that in the foure hundred & fourescore yere, after the childre of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, and in the fourth yere of the rayne of Solomon vpon Israel, & in the moneth Zif, which is the second moneth, he began to build the house of the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened 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 Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it cometh to pass, in the four hundred and eightieth year of the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year -- in the month of Zif, it `is' the second month -- of the reigning of Solomon over Israel, that he buildeth the house for Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year that Solomon was king of Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, the building of the Lord's house was started.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened 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 Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Yahweh.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Building of the Temple In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, during the month Ziv(the second month), he began building the LORD’s temple.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 3:1-2 : 1 Then Solomon began building the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 2 He began building on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
  • Acts 7:47 : 47 But it was Solomon who built Him a house.
  • 1 Cor 6:19 : 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
  • 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 What agreement can there be between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.'
  • Eph 2:20-22 : 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. 21 In Him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling place for God in the Spirit.
  • Col 2:7 : 7 Be rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
  • Heb 9:11 : 11 But Christ came as the high priest of the good things that are to come. He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.
  • Heb 11:10 : 10 For he was waiting for the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
  • 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
  • Zech 6:12-13 : 12 Tell him: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: "Here is a man whose name is Branch; He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD. 13 Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the LORD, and He will bear majesty; He will sit and rule on His throne. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be a peaceful council between the two of them."
  • Zech 6:15 : 15 Those who are far away will come and help build the temple of the LORD. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.
  • John 2:19-21 : 19 Jesus answered them, 'Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.' 20 They replied, 'It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and You are going to raise it in three days?' 21 But He was speaking about the temple of His body.
  • Num 1:1 : 1 The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month in the second year after they came out of the land of Egypt, saying:
  • Judg 11:26 : 26 While Israel lived in Heshbon and its villages, in Aroer and its villages, and in all the towns along the Arnon for three hundred years, why didn’t you recover them during that time?
  • 1 Kgs 6:37 : 37 In the fourth year, in the month of Ziv (the second month), the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
  • 1 Chr 29:19 : 19 And give my son Solomon an undivided heart to keep your commandments, your statutes, and your decrees, and to carry out all these plans, building the temple for which I have made preparations.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 6:36-38
    3 verses
    85%

    36He built the inner courtyard with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

    37In the fourth year, in the month of Ziv (the second month), the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

    38In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul (the eighth month), the house was completed in every detail according to its specifications. Solomon built it in seven years.

  • 2 Chr 3:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1Then Solomon began building the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

    2He began building on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.

    3These are the measurements that Solomon laid for building the house of God: sixty cubits long, according to the old standard, and twenty cubits wide.

  • 1 Kgs 6:2
    83%

    2The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
    80%

    1Solomon assigned seventy thousand men to carry burdens, eighty thousand men to cut stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred supervisors to oversee them.

  • 2 Chr 8:1
    80%

    1After twenty years during which Solomon built the house of the Lord and his own house,

  • 1 Kgs 9:10
    77%

    10At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the temple of the LORD and the royal palace,

  • 1 Kgs 9:1
    77%

    1When Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and everything he desired to accomplish,

  • 1 Kgs 7:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1Solomon built his palace over the course of thirteen years, completing its construction entirely.

    2He constructed the House of the Forest of Lebanon, which was one hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, supported by four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on top of the columns.

  • 2 Chr 8:16
    76%

    16So all of Solomon’s work was carried out until the day the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid and until it was completed. The house of the Lord was finished perfectly.

  • 1 Chr 22:5-7
    3 verses
    75%

    5David said, 'My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent to promote His name and glory throughout all lands. Therefore, I will make preparations for it.' So David made extensive preparations before his death.

    6Then he called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

    7David said to Solomon, 'My son, it was in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God.'

  • 1 Kgs 6:9-12
    4 verses
    75%

    9So he built the house and finished it, and he covered the house with beams and rows of cedar boards.

    10He also built the annex against the entire house, five cubits high, and it was attached to the house with cedar beams.

    11Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:

    12Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and carry out my ordinances, and keep all my commandments by walking in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

  • 1 Kgs 6:14
    75%

    14So Solomon built the house and completed it.

  • 2 Chr 2:4
    74%

    4The house I am building will be large because our God is greater than all gods.

  • Acts 7:47
    73%

    47But it was Solomon who built Him a house.

  • 1 Kgs 6:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16He built twenty cubits at the rear of the house with cedar boards, from the floor to the walls, to form the inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

    17The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was forty cubits long.

  • 2 Chr 6:10
    73%

    10The LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke, and I have taken the place of my father David and now sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 5:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17You know that my father, David, could not build a house for the name of the LORD his God because of the wars waged against him from all directions until the LORD put his enemies under the soles of his feet.

    18But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    72%

    5Judah and Israel lived in safety, each man under his own vine and fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

  • Ezra 3:6
    72%

    6From the first day of the seventh month, they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, even though the foundation of the LORD’s temple had not yet been laid.

  • 2 Chr 6:7
    72%

    7Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 6:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6The lowest side chamber was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide. For around the outside of the house, he made offsets on the wall so that the beams would not be embedded in the walls of the house.

    7The house, when it was being built, was constructed of finished stone cut from the quarry, so that no hammer or axe or any iron tool was heard in the house while it was being built.

  • 1 Kgs 3:2
    71%

    2However, the people were still sacrificing on the high places because no house had yet been built for the name of the LORD.

  • Hag 1:2
    71%

    2This is what the LORD of Hosts says: These people say, 'The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.'

  • 1 Chr 22:2
    71%

    2David commanded the gathering of the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, and he appointed stonecutters to prepare dressed stones to build the house of God.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    71%

    15This is the account of the forced labor King Solomon conscripted to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
    71%

    2And I have built a lofty house for You, a place for You to dwell forever.

  • Ezra 3:8
    71%

    8In the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers—the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned from captivity to Jerusalem—began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years old and older to oversee the work on the house of the LORD.

  • Ezra 6:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree: The house of God in Jerusalem is to be rebuilt as a place where sacrifices are offered, with its foundations firmly laid. Its height is to be sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits.

    4It will have three layers of large stone and one layer of new timber. The cost will be paid from the royal treasury.

  • 1 Kgs 9:25
    70%

    25Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense before the LORD with them, and so he fulfilled the temple obligations.

  • Hag 1:15
    70%

    15On the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

  • 1 Chr 28:10
    70%

    10Consider now, for the LORD has chosen you to build a house as the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.

  • 2 Chr 7:11
    70%

    11So Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he successfully accomplished everything he had planned to do for the house of the LORD and for his own house.

  • 2 Chr 2:6
    70%

    6So now, send me a skilled craftsman, knowledgeable in working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, purple, crimson, and blue yarn, and able to engrave designs. He will work with the skilled craftsmen who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

  • 2 Chr 29:3
    70%

    3In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the LORD and repaired them.

  • Ezra 6:15
    70%

    15This temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

  • 1 Kgs 8:20
    70%

    20The LORD has fulfilled His word that He spoke: I have arisen in place of my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have also built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.