1 Kings 6:1 meaning and explanation
In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the month of Ziv, the second month of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, he began to build the house of the LORD.
1 Kings 6:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator dates the start of temple construction by two clocks: Israel's exodus from Egypt and Solomon's reign. The four hundred and eightieth year marks the long span from deliverance to a settled kingdom with a permanent house of worship.
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