1-kings 7:1
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
American King James Version (AKJV)
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Solomon was thirteen years building a house for himself till it was complete.
Webster's Revision
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
World English Bible
Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
Clarke's 1-kings 7:1 Bible Commentary
Building his own house - This house is said to have been situated in Jerusalem, and probably was, what some call it, his winter's residence. It is called the king's house, 1 Kings 9:10.
Barnes's 1-kings 7:1 Bible Commentary
Thirteen years - The thirteen years, i. e., counting from the end of the seven 1 Kings 6:38. Solomon's buildings thus occupied him twenty years 1 Kings 9:10; 2 Chronicles 8:1, from the fourth year of his reign to the twenty-fourth. The difference in the time taken by the temple and the palace is to be accounted for,
(1) by the long period of preparation which preceded the actual building of the former 1 Chronicles 22:2-4; 1 Kings 5:13-18; and
(2) by the greater size of the palace, which consisted of several large ranges of buildings. (See the next note.)
Wesley's 1-kings 7:1 Bible Commentary
7:1 House - The royal palace for himself, and for his successors.Thirteen years - Almost double the time to that in which the temple wasbuilt; because neither were the materials so far provided and prepared forthis, as they were for the temple: nor did either he or his people use thesame diligence in this, as in the other work; to which they were quickenedby God's express command.