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1 Kings 6:38

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6:38In the eleventh year, in the month Bul58 (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance with all its specifications and blueprints. It took seven years to build.59

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  1. 58 In the month Bul. This would be October–November 959 b.c. in modern reckoning.
  2. 59 Heb “he built it in seven years.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In his eleventh year in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the temple was completed in every detail and according to every specification. So he built it in seven years.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.