1 Kings 7:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
(she·lo·moh,)
8010: David's son and successor to his thronefrom shalem
was buildingבָּנָ֣ה
(ba·nah)
1129: to builda prim. root
his own houseבֵּיתֹו֙
(bei·tov)
1004: a housea prim. root
thirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ
(she·losh)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
years,שָׁנָ֑ה
(sha·nah;)
8141: a yearfrom shana
and he finishedוַיְכַ֖ל
(vay·chal)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
his house.בֵּיתֹֽו׃
(bei·tov.)
1004: a housea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But Solomon
Shlomoh  (shel-o-mo')
peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor -- Solomon.
was building
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
his own house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
thirteen
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
and he finished
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
all his house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

King James Bible
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon completed his entire palace complex after 13 years of construction.

International Standard Version
But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own palace, and finally finished it.

NET Bible
Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Solomon took 13 years to finish building his palace.

King James 2000 Bible
But Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
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