1 Kings 7:1 meaning and explanation
Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
1 Kings 7:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator has just described the temple's completion in the previous chapter, and here he turns to Solomon's own palace complex. The word "however" marks a deliberate contrast: the house of the LORD was finished first, but the king's own residence took thirteen years.
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