1 Kings 6:14

6:14 So Solomon finished building the temple. ¹ 

1 Kings 6:38

6:38 In the eleventh year, in the month Bul ²  (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance with all its specifications and blueprints. It took seven years to build. ³ 

[6:14]  ¹ tn Heb “ built the house and completed it.”

[6:38]  ² sn In the month Bul. This would be October-November 959 b.c. in modern reckoning.

[6:38]  ³ tn Heb “he built it in seven years.”