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New Century Version

1 Kings 9:1

Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord and his royal palace and everything he wanted to build.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Solomon;   The Topic Concordance - Jerusalem;   Name;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Judah, tribe and kingdom;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ecclesiastes, the Book of;   Kings, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alliance;   Israel;   Solomon;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Kings, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When Solomon finished building the temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all that Solomon desired to do,
Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when Shlomo had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Shlomo's desire which he was pleased to do,
King James Version
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
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 English Translation
After Solomon finished building the Lord 's temple, the royal palace, and all the other construction projects he had planned,
Amplified Bible
Now it happened when Solomon had finished building the house (temple) of the LORD and the king's house (palace), and all else which he was pleased to do,
New American Standard Bible
Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the king's house, and all that Solomon desired to do,
Geneva Bible (1587)
VVhen Salomon had finished the building of the house of ye Lorde, & the kings palace, & all yt Salomon desired and minded to do,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened when Solomon had completed building the house of Yahweh, and the king's house, and all that Solomon desired to do,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord 's temple and Solomon's palace were now finished, and Solomon had built everything he wanted.
Complete Jewish Bible
After Shlomo had finished building the house of Adonai , the royal palace and everything else he wanted to build for himself,
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when Solomon had completed the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
Easy-to-Read Version
So Solomon finished building the Lord 's Temple and his own palace. Solomon built everything that he wanted to build.
George Lamsa Translation
AND when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD and the kings house and all Solomons desire which he was pleased to do,
Good News Translation
After King Solomon had finished building the Temple and the palace and everything else he wanted to build,
Lexham English Bible
It happened that as Solomon finished the building of the house of Yahweh, the king's house, and all the things Solomon desired to do,
Literal Translation
And it happened, as Solomon finished building the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the desire of Solomon that he delighted to do,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan Salomon had fynished ye buyldinge of the house of the LORDE, and the kynges house, and all that his desyre and pleasure was to make,
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
Bible in Basic English
Now when Solomon came to the end of building the house of the Lord and the king's house, and all Solomon's desires, which he had in mind were effected;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Solomon had finished the buylding of the house of the Lorde, and the kinges palace, and all that he had in his minde & was appoynted to make:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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 delight which he was pleased to do,
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the kings house, and all Solomons desire which hee was pleased to doe,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the work of Solomon, whatever he wished to perform,
English Revised Version
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,
Berean Standard Bible
Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe it was doon, whanne Salomon had perfourmed the bildyng of the hows of the Lord, and the bildyng of the kyng, and al thing that he coueitide, and wolde make,
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at Solomon's finishing to build the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the desire of Solomon that he delighted to do,
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Yahweh, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
Webster's Bible Translation
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 perform,
World English Bible
It happened, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Yahweh, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 7:12-22">[xr] 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
So Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord , as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do.
New Life Bible
Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all that he wanted to build.
New Revised Standard
When Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king's house and all that Solomon desired to build,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when Solomon had made an end of building the house of Yahweh, and the house of the king, and everything that Solomon desired, which he was pleased to make,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all that he desired and was pleased to do,
Revised Standard Version
When Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the king's house and all that Solomon desired to build,
THE MESSAGE
After Solomon had completed building The Temple of God and his own palace, all the projects he had set his heart on doing, God appeared to Solomon again, just as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all that Solomon desired to do,

Contextual Overview

1 Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord and his royal palace and everything he wanted to build. 2 Then the Lord appeared to him again just as he had done before, in Gibeon. 3 The Lord said to him: "I have heard your prayer and what you have asked me to do. You built this Temple, and I have made it a holy place. I will be worshiped there forever and will watch over it and protect it always. 4 "But you must serve me as your father David did; he was fair and sincere. You must obey all I have commanded and keep my laws and rules. 5 If you do, I will make your kingdom strong. This is the promise I made to your father David—that someone from his family would always rule Israel. 6 "But you and your children must follow me and obey the laws and commands I have given you. You must not serve or worship other gods. 7 If you do, I will force Israel to leave the land I have given them, and I will leave this Temple that I have made holy. All the nations will make fun of Israel and speak evil about them. 8 If the Temple is destroyed, everyone who passes by will be shocked. They will make fun of you and ask, ‘Why did the Lord do this terrible thing to this land and this Temple?' 9 People will answer, ‘This happened because they left the Lord their God. This was the God who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, but they decided to follow other gods. They worshiped and served those gods, so the Lord brought all this disaster on them.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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it came: 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 6:38, 1 Kings 7:1, 1 Kings 7:51, 2 Chronicles 7:11-22

the house: 2 Chronicles 8:1-6, Ecclesiastes 2:4

all Solomon's: 1 Kings 9:11, 1 Kings 9:19, Ecclesiastes 2:10, Ecclesiastes 6:9

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 9:10 - at the end of twenty 1 Kings 10:13 - all her desire 2 Chronicles 2:1 - an house

Cross-References

Genesis 1:22
God blessed them and said, "Have many young ones so that you may grow in number. Fill the water of the seas, and let the birds grow in number on the earth."
Genesis 2:3
God blessed the seventh day and made it a holy day, because on that day he rested from all the work he had done in creating the world.
Genesis 8:17
Bring every animal out of the boat with you—the birds, animals, and everything that crawls on the earth. Let them have many young ones so that they might grow in number."
Genesis 9:3
"Everything that moves, everything that is alive, is yours for food. Earlier I gave you the green plants, but now I give you everything for food.
Genesis 9:4
But you must not eat meat that still has blood in it, because blood gives life.
Genesis 9:7
"As for you, Noah, I want you and your family to have many children, to grow in number on the earth, and to become many."
Genesis 9:19
These three men were Noah's sons, and all the people on earth came from these three sons.
Genesis 10:32
This is the list of the families from the sons of Noah, arranged according to their nations. From these families came all the nations who spread across the earth after the flood.
Genesis 24:60
They blessed Rebekah and said, "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of people, and may your descendants capture the cities of their enemies."
Psalms 112:1
Praise the Lord ! Happy are those who respect the Lord , who want what he commands.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord,.... Which was done in seven years, 1 Kings 6:38.

and the king's house; his own palace, which was finished in thirteen years, 1 Kings 7:1,

and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do; all his other buildings, the house for Pharaoh's daughter, the house of the forest of Lebanon, and may include his vineyards, gardens, orchards, and pools of water, made for his pleasure, Ecclesiastes 2:4 in which he succeeded and prospered, 2 Chronicles 7:11.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER IX

The Lord appears a second time to Solomon, and assures him that

he had heard his prayer; and that he would establish his

worship for ever in that temple, and him and his successors on

the throne of Israel, provided he and they would keep his

statutes and judgments, 1-5;

but if they should transgress and forsake the Lord, then they

should be cast off, the temple itself abandoned, and their

enemies permitted to prevail over them, 6-9.

Solomon having finished the temple and the king's house, about

which he was employed twenty years, and having received

assistance from Hiram king of Tyre, he gave him in return

twenty cities in Galilee, with which he was not pleased, 10-14.

Solomon's levies, buildings, and the persons employed, 15-23.

Pharaoh's daughter comes to the city of David, 24.

He sacrifices thrice a year at the temple, 25.

Solomon's navy, and the gold they brought from Ophir, 26-28.

NOTES ON CHAP. IX


 
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