1 Kings 6:37

37 In the fourth year was the house of the Lord founded, in the month Zio:

1 Kings 6:37 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:37

In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord
laid
The fourth year of Solomon's reign:

in the month Zif; (See Gill on 1 Kings 6:1).

1 Kings 6:37 In-Context

35 And he carved cherubims, and palm trees, and carved work standing very much out: and he overlaid all with golden plates in square work by rule.
36 And he built the inner court with three rows of polished stones, and one row of beams of cedar.
37 In the fourth year was the house of the Lord founded, in the month Zio:
38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul. (which is the eighth month) the house was finished in all the works thereof, and in all the appurtenances thereof: and he was seven years in building it.
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