1 Kings 6:37
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 6:37 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 6:37 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 6:37 — KJV
“In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:”
— 1 Kings 6:37 (KJV)
1 Kings 6:37 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 6:37
“And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. began...: Heb. built”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:37: fourth, year, house
“And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:37: fourth, year, house
“He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:37: year, house, lord
“From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid. the foundation...: Heb. the temple of the LORD was not yet founded”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:37: foundation, lord, laid
“Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:37: year, house, lord
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