1 Kings 6:37

6:37 In the month Ziv ¹  of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign ²  the foundation was laid for the Lord’s temple.

1 Kings 8:13

8:13 O Lord, ³  truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

1 Kings 9:17

9:17 Solomon built up Gezer, lower Beth Horon,

1 Kings 16:32

16:32 He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal he had built in Samaria.

¹ sn In the month Ziv. This would be April-May, 966 b.c. by modern reckoning.

² tn The words “of Solomon’s reign” are added for clarification. See v. 1.

³ tn The words “O Lord” do not appear in the original text, but they are supplied for clarification; Solomon addresses the Lord in prayer at this point.