2 Chronicles 8:1 Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,

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New International Version
At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon built the temple of the LORD and his own palace,

New Living Translation
It took Solomon twenty years to build the LORD’s Temple and his own royal palace. At the end of that time,

English Standard Version
At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,

Berean Standard Bible
Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,

Berean Literal Bible
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of YHWH and his own house,

King James Bible
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,

New King James Version
It came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,

New American Standard Bible
Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,

NASB 1995
Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house

NASB 1977
Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of Yahweh and his own house

Amplified Bible
Now it came about at the end of the twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house (palace),

Berean Annotated Bible
Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon (peace) had built the house of the LORD {YHWH} and his own palace,

Christian Standard Bible
At the end of twenty years during which Solomon had built the LORD’s temple and his own palace—

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At the end of 20 years during which Solomon had built the LORD’s temple and his own palace—

American Standard Version
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Jehovah, and his own house,

Contemporary English Version
It took 20 years for the LORD's temple and Solomon's palace to be built.

English Revised Version
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It took Solomon 20 years to build the LORD's house and his own house.

Good News Translation
It took Solomon twenty years to build the Temple and his palace.

International Standard Version
It took Solomon 20 years to build the LORD's Temple and his own palace.

NET Bible
After twenty years, during which Solomon built the LORD's temple and his royal palace,

New Heart English Bible
It happened at the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,Majority Standard Bible
Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace,

World English Bible
At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built Yahweh’s house and his own house, Literal Standard Version
And it comes to pass at the end of twenty years that Solomon has built the house of YHWH and his own house.

Berean Literal Bible
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of YHWH and his own house,

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the end of twenty years, that Solomon hath built the house of Jehovah, and his own house.

Smith's Literal Translation
And it will be from the end of twenty years, which Solomon built the house of Jehovah and his house,Douay-Rheims Bible
And at the end of twenty years after Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then, twenty years having passed since Solomon built the house of the Lord and his own house,

New American Bible
After the twenty years during which Solomon built the house of the LORD and his own house,

New Revised Standard Version
At the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,Lamsa Bible
AND it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD and the royal palace,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And it was at the end of twenty years, Solomon built the house of LORD JEHOVAH and the house of his kingdom.JPS Tanakh 1917
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it came to pass after twenty years, in which Solomon built the house of the Lord, and his own house,

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Cross References

Now at the end of the twenty years

1 Kings 9:10
Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,

2 Chronicles 7:11
When Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace,

1 Kings 9:1
Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,

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during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD

2 Chronicles 5:1
So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.

1 Kings 6:38
In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.

1 Kings 6:14
So Solomon built the temple and finished it.

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and his own palace,

1 Kings 7:8
And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.

1 Kings 7:1
Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.

1 Kings 9:15
This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

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1 Kings 9:24-28
As soon as Pharaoh’s daughter had come up from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces. / Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple. / King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea. …

1 Kings 10:1-13
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions. / She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind. / And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain. …

1 Kings 10:14-29
The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. …

1 Kings 11:1-8
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. …

1 Kings 11:9-13
Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. / Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command. / Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. …

1 Kings 11:14-25
Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. / Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom. …

1 Kings 11:26-40
Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king, / and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David. / Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph. …

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