1 Kings 6:37–38
37 yIn the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid, in the month Zif: 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished ||throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — The New International Version (NIV)
37 The foundation of the temple of the Lord was laid in the fourth year, in the month of Ziv. 38 In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in all its details according to its specifications. He had spent seven years building it.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — English Standard Version (ESV)
37 In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of Ziv. 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its parts, and according to all its specifications. He was seven years in building it.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — New Living Translation (NLT)
37 The foundation of the Lord’s Temple was laid in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign. 38 The entire building was completed in every detail by midautumn, in the month of Bul, during the eleventh year of his reign. So it took seven years to build the Temple.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
37 In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of Ziv. 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — New Century Version (NCV)
37 Work began on the Temple in Ziv, the second month, during the fourth year Solomon was king over Israel. 38 The Temple was finished during the eleventh year he was king, in the eighth month, the month of Bul. It was built exactly as it was planned. Solomon had spent seven years building it.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — American Standard Version (ASV)
37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Ziv. 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Zif; 38 and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished in all its parts, and according to all the fashion of it. So he was seven years in building it.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
37 In the month of Ziv of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid. 38 In the month of Bul (the eighth month) of the eleventh year ⸤of his reign⸥, the temple was finished according to all its plans and specifications. He spent seven years building it.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
37 The foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid in Solomon’s fourth year in the month of Ziv. 38 In his eleventh year in the eighth month, in the month of Bul, the temple was completed in every detail and according to every specification. So he built it in seven years.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
37 In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of Ziv. 38 In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its parts, and according to all its specifications. He was seven years in building it.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
37 In the fourth year, the house of Yahweh was founded in the month of Ziv. 38 In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, that is, the eighth month, the house was finished according to all his specifications and according to all his plans. He had built it in seven years.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
37 The foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid in Solomon’s fourth year. It was in the month of Ziv. 38 The temple was finished in his 11th year. It was in the month of Bul. That was the eighth month. Everything was finished just as the plans required. Solomon had spent seven years building the temple.
1 Kings 6:37–38 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
37 In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of Ziv.
38 In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it.