1 Kings 6:33-38

33 He made the door of the main hall with doorframes of olive wood with four recesses.
34 The two doors of pinewood each pivoted on a socket.
35 Solomon carved winged creatures, palm trees, and blossoming flowers, and covered them with gold.
36 He built the inner courtyard with three rows of cut stone followed by one row of trimmed cedar.
37 Solomon laid the foundation of the LORD's temple in the fourth year in the month of Ziv.
38 He finished the temple in all its details and measurements in the eleventh year during the eighth month, the month of Bul. He built it in seven years.

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Heb uncertain
  • [b]. April–May, Iyar; Ziv is a month in the Canaanite calendar.
  • [c]. October–November, Heshvan; Bul is a month in the Canaanite calendar.
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