1 Kings 6:9

6:9 He finished building the temple ¹  and covered it ²  with rafters ³  and boards made of cedar. ⁴ 

1 Kings 6:38

6:38 In the eleventh year, in the month Bul ⁵  (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance with all its specifications and blueprints. It took seven years to build. ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “ built the house and completed it.”

² tn Heb “the house.”

³ tn The word occurs only here; the precise meaning is uncertain.

⁴ tn Heb “and rows with cedar wood.”

⁵ sn In the month Bul. This would be October-November 959 b.c. in modern reckoning.

⁶ tn Heb “he built it in seven years.”