1 Kings 6:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 6:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 6:38 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 6:38 — KJV
“And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. through out...: or, with all the parts thereof, and with all the ordinances thereof”
— 1 Kings 6:38 (KJV)
1 Kings 6:38 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 6:38
“Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:38: year, house, throughout
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:38: year, house, throughout
“Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:38: year, throughout, seven
“And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:38: year, month, house
“Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:38: year, bul, house
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