1 Kings 9:1 - Printer Friendly

ESV: As soon as Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king 's house and all that Solomon desired to build,

NIV: When Solomon had finished building the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had achieved all he had desired to do,

NASB: Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and all that Solomon desired to do,

CSB: When Solomon finished building the temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all that Solomon desired to do,

NLT: So Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do.

KJV: And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,

NKJV: And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he wanted to do,

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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