1 Kings 7:1

1 Solomon took 13 years to finish building his palace.

1 Kings 7:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:1

But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years
He made more haste with the house of God than with his own, for that was but seven years in building; which showed greater regard to the honour of God then to his own glory, or even convenience; nor was this built till after that:

and finished all his house;
or houses he undertook to build, the singular for the plural; even the house of God, his own palace, and that for the daughter of Pharaoh, and that which is next mentioned, which were in all twenty years building, ( 1 Kings 9:10 ) .

1 Kings 7:1 In-Context

1 Solomon took 13 years to finish building his palace.

2 He built a hall [named] the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars supporting cedar beams.

3 The hall was covered with cedar above the side rooms, which were supported by 45 pillars (15 per row).

4 The windows were in three rows facing each other on opposite sides [of the palace].

5 All the doors and doorframes were square. There were three doors facing each other on opposite sides [of the palace].