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The Courtyard

1 Kings 6:37

In 11 translations

BSB
The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.
KJV
¶ In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
WEB
The foundation of Yahweh’s house was laid in the fourth year, in the month Ziv.
ASV
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Ziv.
LSV
In the fourth year the house of YHWH has been founded, in the month of Ziv,
YLT
In the fourth year hath the house of Jehovah been founded, in the month Zif,
DBY
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Zif;
DRC
In the fourth year was the house of the Lord founded in the month Zio:
GNV
In the fourth yeere was the foundation of the house of the Lord layed in the moneth of Zif:
JPS
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Ziv.
LXXE6:1
In the fourth year he laid the foundation of the house of the Lord, in the month Ziu, even in the second month.

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Original-language editions

WLC
בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הָֽרְבִיעִ֔ית יֻסַּ֖ד בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה בְּיֶ֖רַח זִֽו׃
LXX-Br6:1
Ἐν τῷ ἔτει τῷ τετάρτῷ ἐθεμελίωσε τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου ἐν μηνὶ Ζιοῦ, καὶ τῷ δευτέρῳ μηνί.

Who and where

👤 God◆ Reign of Solomon◆ Construction of Solomon's Temple

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Kings 6:1In 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…
  • 2 Chronicles 3:2Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.

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  • 6:1c in some Bibles
  • 6:37 in most Bibles

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