1 Kings 7:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 7:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 7:1 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 7:1 — KJV
“But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.”
— 1 Kings 7:1 (KJV)
1 Kings 7:1 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 7:1
“Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:1: solomon, own, house
“And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:1: solomon, own, house
“And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:1: solomon, building, own
“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”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:1: building, house, years
“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,”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:1: solomon, building, house
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