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 9:1
The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning
9:1 After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the other construction projects he had planned, 3
1 Kings 17:16
17:16 The jar of flour was never empty and the jug of oil never ran out, just as the
Lord had promised
4 through Elijah.
1 Kings 22:11
22:11 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said, “This is what the
Lord says, ‘With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.’”
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 “and all the desire of Solomon which he wanted to do.”
5 tn Heb “out, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”