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Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 8:1

And after twentie yeere when Salomon had built the house of the Lorde, and his owne house,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Torrey's Topical Textbook - Time;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Adonijah;   Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Hiram;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sol'omon;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Year;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Solomon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At the end of twenty years during which Solomon had built the Lord’s temple and his own palace—
Hebrew Names Version
It happened at the end of twenty years, in which Shlomo had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
King James Version
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord , and his own house,
English Standard Version
At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house,
New Century Version
By the end of twenty years, Solomon had built the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace.
New English Translation
After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord 's temple and his royal palace,
Amplified Bible
Now it came about at the end of the twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house (palace),
New American Standard Bible
Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,
World English Bible
It happened at the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of Yahweh, and his own house,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of Yahweh and his own house
Berean Standard Bible
Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,
Contemporary English Version
It took twenty years for the Lord 's temple and Solomon's palace to be built.
Complete Jewish Bible
At the end of twenty years, during which time Shlomo had built the house of Adonai and his own palace,
Darby Translation
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of Jehovah and his own house,
Easy-to-Read Version
It took 20 years for King Solomon to build the Lord 's Temple and the king's palace.
George Lamsa Translation
AND it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD and the royal palace,
Good News Translation
It took Solomon twenty years to build the Temple and his palace.
Lexham English Bible
And it happened that at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of Yahweh and his own house,
Literal Translation
And it happened, at the end of twenty years, Solomon built the house of Jehovah, and his own house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And after twentye yeares (wherin Salomon buylded the house of the LORDE and his awue house)
American Standard Version
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Jehovah, and his own house,
Bible in Basic English
Now at the end of twenty years, in which time Solomon had put up the house of the Lord and a house for himself,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it fortuned, that after twentie yeres, when Solomon had buylt the house of the Lorde and his owne house:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe (at the end of twentie yeeres, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, & his own house)
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass after twenty years, in which Solomon built the house of the Lord, and his own house,
English Revised Version
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe whanne twenti yeer weren fillid, aftir that Salomon bildide the hows of the Lord,
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Yahweh, and his own house,
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
New King James Version
1 Kings 9:10-28">[xr] It came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,
New Living Translation
It took Solomon twenty years to build the Lord 's Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time,
New Life Bible
It took Solomon twenty years to build the house of the Lord and his own house. At the end of that time,
New Revised Standard
At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Yahweh, and his own house,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And at the end of twenty years after Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house:
Revised Standard Version
At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the end of twenty years, that Solomon hath built the house of Jehovah, and his own house.
THE MESSAGE
At the end of twenty years, Solomon had quite a list of accomplishments. He had: built The Temple of God and his own palace; rebuilt the cities that Hiram had given him and colonized them with Israelites; marched on Hamath Zobah and took it; fortified Tadmor in the desert and all the store-cities he had founded in Hamath; built the fortress cities Upper Beth Horon and Lower Beth Horon, complete with walls, gates, and bars; built Baalath and store-cities; built chariot-cities for his horses. Solomon built impulsively and extravagantly—whenever a whim took him. And in Jerusalem, in Lebanon—wherever he fancied.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house

Contextual Overview

1 And after twentie yeere when Salomon had built the house of the Lorde, and his owne house, 2 Then Salomon built the cities that Huram gaue to Salomon, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 3 And Salomon went to Hamath Zobah, and ouercame it. 4 And he built Tadmor in the wildernesse, and repayred all the cities of store which hee built in Hamath. 5 And he built Beth-horon the vpper, and Beth-horon the nether, cities defensed with walles, gates and barres: 6 Also Baalath, and al the cities of store that Salomon had, and all the charet cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and euery pleasaunt place that Salomon had a minde to builde in Ierusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the lande of his dominion. 7 And all the people that were left to ye Hittites, and ye Amorites, and Perizzites, and the Hiuuites, and the Iebusites, which were not of Israel, 8 But of their children which were left after them in the lande, whome the children of Israel had not consumed, euen them did Salomon make tributaries vntill this day. 9 But of the children of Israel did Salomon make no seruantes for his worke: for they were men of warre, and his chiefe princes, and the captaines of his charets and of his horsemen. 10 So these were the chiefe of the officers which Salomon had, euen two hundreth and fiftie that bare rule ouer the people.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

at the end: 1 Kings 9:10

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:1 - thirteen years 1 Kings 9:15 - to build Ecclesiastes 2:4 - I builded

Cross-References

Genesis 8:7
And sent forth a rauen, which went out going forth and returning, vntill the waters were dried vp vpon the earth.
Genesis 8:9
But the doue found no rest for the sole of her foote: therefore she returned vnto him into the Arke (for the waters were vpon the whole earth) and he put forth his hand, and receiued her, and tooke her to him into the Arke.
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the Lord & tooke of euery cleane beast, & of euery cleane foule, and offered burnt offerings vpon the altar.
Genesis 8:22
Hereafter seede time & haruest, & colde and heate, and sommer and winter, and day and night shal not cease, so long as ye earth remaineth.
Genesis 19:29
But yet when God destroyed the cities of the plaine, God thought vpon Abraham, and sent Lot out from the middes of the destruction, when he ouerthrewe the cities, wherein Lot dwelled.
Genesis 30:22
And God remembred Rahel, and God heard her, and opened her wombe.
Exodus 2:24
Then God heard their mone, and God remembred his couenant with Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob.
Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretched forth his hande vpon the Sea, & the Lord caused the sea to runne backe by a strong East winde all the night, & made the Sea dry land: for the waters were deuided.
Numbers 22:32
And the Angel of the Lord said vnto him, Wherefore hast thou nowe smitten thine asse three times? beholde, I came out to withstande thee, because thy way is not straight before me.
1 Samuel 1:19
Then they rose vp early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah. Nowe Elkanah knewe Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembred her.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years,....

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the references to 1 Kings.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER VIII

Solomon's buildings, conquests, and officers, 1-10.

He brings Pharaoh's daughter to his new-built palace, 11.

His various sacrifices, and arrangement of the priests,

Levites, and porters, 12-16.

He sends a fleet to Ophir, 17, 18.

NOTES ON CHAP. VIII

Verse 2 Chronicles 8:1. At the end of twenty years — He employed seven years and a half in building the temple, and twelve and a half, or thirteen, in building his own house. - Compare this with 1 Kings 7:1.


 
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