1 Kings 6:38

6:38 In the eleventh year, in the month Bul ¹  (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance with all its specifications and blueprints. It took seven years to build. ² 

1 Kings 6:2

6:2 The temple King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet ³  long, 30 feet ⁴  wide, and 45 feet ⁵  high.

1 Kings 8:16

8:16 He told David, ⁶  ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. ⁷  But I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’

¹ sn In the month Bul. This would be October-November 959 b.c. in modern reckoning.

² tn Heb “he built it in seven years.”

³ tn Heb “sixty cubits.” A cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm. Measurements in vv. 2-10 have been converted to feet in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “twenty cubits.”

⁵ tn Heb “thirty cubits.”

⁶ tn Heb “saying.”

⁷ tn Heb “to build a house for my name to be there.”