1 Kings 9:1

1 After King Solomon had finished building the Temple and the palace and everything else he wanted to build,

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 After King Solomon had finished building the Temple and the palace and everything else he wanted to build,

2 the Lord appeared to him again, as he had in Gibeon.

3 The Lord said to him, "I have heard your prayer. I consecrate this Temple which you have built as the place where I shall be worshiped forever. I will watch over it and protect it for all time.

4 If you will serve me in honesty and integrity, as your father David did, and if you obey my laws and do everything I have commanded you,

5 I will keep the promise I made to your father David when I told him that Israel would always be ruled by his descendants.