1 Kings 9:1

The LORD Appears to Solomon

1 When Solomon had finished building the temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all he had desired to do,

1 Kings 9:1 in Other Translations

1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,

1 As soon as Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the king's house and all that Solomon desired to build,

1 So Solomon finished building the Temple of the LORD, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do.

1 After Solomon had completed building The Temple of God and his own palace, all the projects he had set his heart on doing,

1 When Solomon finished building the temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all that Solomon desired to do,

1 Kings 9:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 9:1

And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building
of the house of the Lord
Which was done in seven years, ( 1 Kings 6:38 ) .

and the king's house;
his own palace, which was finished in thirteen years, ( 1 Kings 7:1 ) ,

and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do;
all his other buildings, the house for Pharaoh's daughter, the house of the forest of Lebanon, and may include his vineyards, gardens, orchards, and pools of water, made for his pleasure, ( Ecclesiastes 2:4-6 ) in which he succeeded and prospered, ( 2 Chronicles 7:11 ) .

1 Kings 9:1 In-Context

1 When Solomon had finished building the temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all he had desired to do,

2 the LORD appeared to him a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.

3 The LORD said to him: “I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

4 “As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws,

5 I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Samuel 7:2; 1 Kings 7:1; 2 Chronicles 8:6