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1 Kings 6:1

In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the month of Ziv, the second month of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, he began to build the house of the LORD.

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ASV

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 Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
בִשְׁמוֹנִ֣יםvish.mo.Nimin eightyH8084 →
שָׁנָ֣הsha.NahyearH8141 →
וְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'and fourH702 →
מֵא֣וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967 →
שָׁנָ֡הsha.NahyearH8141 →
לְצֵ֣אתle.Tzetof [the] coming out ofH3318 →
בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
מֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-from [the] land ofH776 →
מִצְרַיִם֩mitz.ra.YimEgyptH4714 →
בַּשָּׁנָ֨הba.sha.Nahin the yearH8141 →
הָרְבִיעִ֜יתha.re.vi.'It<the> fourthH7243 →
בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshin [the] month ofH2320 →
זִ֗וZivZivH2099 →
ה֚וּאhu'thatH1931 →
הַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.desh[was] the monthH2320 →
הַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.Ni<the> secondH8145 →
לִמְלֹ֥ךְlim.Lokhof [the] reigning ofH4427 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venand he builtH1129 →
הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004 →
לַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehfor YahwehH3068 →

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2 Chronicles 3:1–2Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.Acts 7:47But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.1 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.1 Chronicles 29:19And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”1 Kings 6:37The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.2 Chronicles 3:2Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.Judges 11:26For three hundred years Israel has lived in Heshbon, Aroer, and their villages, as well as all the cities along the banks of the Arnon. Why did you not take them back during that time?Ephesians 2:20–22built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.Hebrews 9:11But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.Hebrews 11:10For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.Zechariah 6:15Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”Zechariah 6:12–13And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”Numbers 1:1On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai. He said:1 Corinthians 6:19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;John 2:19–21Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”1 Kings 11:4For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.

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