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Solomon’s Other Buildings

1 But Solomon took athirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.  
2 He also built the aHouse of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was1 one hundred cubits, its width2 fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars.  
3 And it was paneled with cedar above the beams that were on forty-five pillars, fifteen to a row.
4 There were windows with beveled frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three tiers.
5 And all the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames; and window was opposite window in three tiers.
6 He also made the Hall of Pillars: its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits; and in front of them was a portico with pillars, and a canopy was in front of them.
7 Then he made a hall for the throne, the Hall of Judgment, where he might judge; and it was paneled with cedar from floor to1 ceiling.  
8 And the house where he dwelt had another court inside the hall, of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, awhom he had taken as wife.  
9 All these were of costly stones cut to size, trimmed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the eaves, and also on the outside to the great court.
10 The foundation was of costly stones, large stones, some ten cubits and some eight cubits.
11 And above were costly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood.
12 The great court was enclosed with three rows of hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So were the ainner court of the house of the Lord band the vestibule of the temple.  

Hiram the Craftsman

13 Now King Solomon sent and brought1 Huram from Tyre.  
14 aHe was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and bhis father was a man of Tyre, a bronze worker; che was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill in working with all kinds of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and did all his work.  
Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 7:1

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American Standard Version
And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

Amplified® Bible
SOLOMON WAS building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all of it.

Contemporary English Version
Solomon's palace took thirteen years to build.

Darby English Version
And Solomon was thirteen years building his own house; and he finished all his house.

Good News Bible
Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years.

King James Version
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

New American Standard Bible
Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

New International Version
It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace.

New King James Version
But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house, and he finished all his house.

Revised Standard Version
Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.

Young's Literal Translation
And his own house hath Solomon built thirteen years, and he finisheth all his house.


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